Location
State: Sweden
Region: Gavle
County: Gävleborg
Parish: Hamrånge
Other references to the location
Directly east of the old E4 road, about 750 meters west of the centre of Bergby
Coordinates
lat=60.931486818356, lon=17.026521184994
60° 55′ 53″ N, 17° 1′ 35″ E
Description
Fertility slide on hillside. Iron Age excavated warrior grave. Place for bonfire in times of war.
Narrative
To get pregnant easier, women were supposed to slide down the hillside of the west side of Västerhäll. You can still see the mark in the stone. The hills with slides often coincide with Iron Age gravefields. These slide are quite common in Sweden.
Attraction
Old rural landscape with its roots in the late Iron Age
Availability
Near the old E4 road, then a short climb
Infrastructure, management, facilities
No infrastructure on the site
Local info
No information on the spot
Capacity
41 and more
Publicity
Known
Legal Status
Legal Entities
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