Location
State: Sweden
Region: Gavle
County: Gävleborg
Parish: Söderala
Other references to the location
Near Lynäs at the shore of the lake Bergviken
Coordinates
lat=61.234337833059, lon=16.785673265036
61° 14′ 3″ N, 16° 47′ 8″ E
Description
Grave field containing 10 round stone settings
Narrative
A holy burial ground for the late Iron Age inhabitants. The stone settings are suggested to represent a group of habitants that mainly lived on fishing and hunting. Every setting has a chain of stones around it to keep the deceased from haunting the living. The burial ceremony contained a lot of special burial rituals to send the deceased safely to the Kingdom of Death.
Attraction
Ancient remains and a beautiful scenery
Availability
Car, an appr 300 meters long path and then a 300 meters long walk in the field and in the forest
Infrastructure, management, facilities
No infrastructure on the site
Local info
No information on the spot
Capacity
0 – 9
Publicity
Known
Legal Status
Legal Entities
Comments
Please be careful not to ruin the farmers seed in the field!