Location
State: Sweden
Region: Gavle
County: Gävleborg
Parish: Trönö
Other references to the location
A hill, Skörskallen, between Hölesjön och Tygstabodsjön in Trönö parish
Coordinates
lat=61.399087698209, lon=16.726072711862
61° 23′ 56″ N, 16° 43′ 33″ E
Description
Early Iron Age site of ritual deposition of metal (12 Iron currency bars)
Narrative
The metal was deposited as a sacrifice to the gods to gain prosperity concerning crops, live stock and so on. You could also deposit the metal to thank nature for the iron ore. The deposit was always put on a hillside, in a bog or on a border between inland and outland.
Attraction
Mystical forest environment and an ancient holy site
Availability
Car, then a 400 m walk on a forest path
Infrastructure, management, facilities
No infrastructure on the site
Local info
No information on the spot
Capacity
41 and more
Publicity
Known
Legal Status
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