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<< Our Photo Pages >> Skogsby dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Sweden in Öland

Submitted by Aska on Monday, 10 October 2016  Page Views: 1425

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Skogsby dolmen Alternative Name: RAÄ Torslunda 77:1
Country: Sweden Landskap: Öland Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Torslunda  Nearest Village: Skogsby
Latitude: 56.617360N  Longitude: 16.492350E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Skogsby dolmen
Skogsby dolmen submitted by Aska : Burial chamber in Öland Sweden (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Öland

In a pasture a pretty dolmen stands. This pasture might be a field of dolmens like Köpings Klint.
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Skogsby dolmen submitted by Izozo : Site in Öland Sweden (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 167m NNE 30° Torslunda Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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Re: Skogsby dolmen by Martin_L on Wednesday, 08 November 2023
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This actually is not officially filed as a dolmen, but as a stone with two cup marks (10cm diameter, 1-3cm depth) resting on three smaller stones.
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