Location
State: Sweden
Region: Gavle
County: Gävleborg
Parish: Rogsta
Other references to the location
Blästa, 1,5 km south of the church in Rogsta
Coordinates
lat=61.753896864608, lon=17.191517696881
61° 45′ 14″ N, 17° 11′ 29″ E
Description
Iron Age settlement and gravefield. Remains of four house terraces and four mounds.
Narrative
The mounds were built around the Iron Age house. The forefathers and the mounds were worshipped. The funerals included strict rituals in order to send the ancestor to the Kingdom of Death.
Attraction
Ancient gravefield and cult place in an old rural landscape
Availability
Car, then a 500 meter long walk
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 respect the house sites near by
