Megalithic Portal: Latest from Bohuslän, Sweden

Kampersvik Stone Labyrinth

Anne T — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:23:44 GMT

Maze or Labyrinth in Bohuslän

Gerum Rune Rock

DrewParsons — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:52:18 GMT

]]>Bronze Age rock carvings estimated to date from 1800 to 500 BCE, including a mysterious carving known as the Maypole seen here on the left. Also a total of 65 ships, 11 human figures, 15 indeterminate figures, 12 animals, 6 foot marks, a wheel cross, 3 circular shapes and 91 cup marks! In Bohuslän, Sweden. Lots more detail on our page.

Blomsholm Gravfält

NeolithicFanatic — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:06:52 GMT

Barrow Cemetery in Bohuslän

Stenkrets Säm 2:1

Martin_L — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 11:37:28 GMT

]]>Stone Circle near Bovallstrand in Bohuslän

Tanumshede Gravröse (1)

CharcoalBurner89 — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:03:04 GMT

]]>Cairn in Bohuslän

Massleberg - Skee 622:1

DrewParsons — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:23:29 GMT

]]>Rock Art in Bohuslän, part way along the lane from Massleberg to Jörlov. It is located on the west side of the road in some trees. There are carvings of many ships, people, animals and other symbolic items.

Säm Gånggrift

ShamrockStone — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 23:32:10 GMT

]]>When it was built about 5000 years ago, this passage grave in Bohuslän, Sweden was beside the sea, then 25m higher than it is today. It was intended for repeated burials. In some barrows the remains of up to a hundred people have been found. This grave is badly damaged and the covering back slopes into the grave, hence the name in local dialect of 'Ludesten' or sloping stone.

Fossum (Tanum)

greywether — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:11:04 GMT

]]>One of the four main sites which are part of the World Heritage site around Tanum, Sweden. For many, this is the best of the Bohuslän rock art sites. The carvings show a great many men and women hunting, dancing and following other activities. Overall there are around 600 rock art panels in the world heritage site. On the Bohuslän Rock Carving Tour.

Backa Brastad Hällristningar

greywether — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:29:47 GMT

]]> Backa, just outside Brastad, is the densest area in Sweden for rock carvings and must have been an important religious centre during the Late Bronze Age. The outcrops are covered with various motifs such as ships, sun wheels, cup marks, human figures, carriages, footprints and a variety of other shapes.

Hunnebo Klåva Gravröse

Martin_L — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 19:11:54 GMT

]]>Well preserved Röse (bronze age cairn), diameter almost 20m, height up to 3m. Splendid views from the site in all directions.

Aspeberget RAÄ nr 26:1

Tonnox — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:24:15 GMT

]]>Rock Art in Bohuslän

Tanum 357:1 Sotetorp

Tonnox — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:06:34 GMT

]]>Rock Art in Bohuslän

Granhogen

Gaut — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:03:06 GMT

]]>Round Barrow in Bohuslän

Stenehed

greywether — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:11:18 GMT

]]>Much more than a stone row here. This cemetery site consists of 25 barrows, one stone circle, one stone ship setting and the nine stone row (possibly 12 originally). Iron age; 400-600 AD

Tanum 405:1 Kalleby

Tonnox — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:08:00 GMT

]]>Rock Art in Bohuslän, Sweden. Panel number two of the famous panels at Kalleby with images of lurblowers. The panel is difficult to find but is a magnificent piece of rock art. See the Nearby Sites list for the other panel