Location
State: Sweden
Region: Gavle
County: Gävleborg
Parish: Hamrånge
Other references to the location
On Skämningsön near the road to Gåsholma
Coordinates
lat=61.00082557834, lon=17.228239987898
61° 0′ 2″ N, 17° 13′ 41″ E
Description
Iron Age cairns
Narrative
A holy burial ground for the Iron Age coast area inhabitants. The cairns probably represented a group of people that mainly occupied themselves with fishing and hunting. The graves were built to keep the daed from haunting the living, and to have a place to worship and calling on him/her for advice.
Attraction
Ancient remains and a beautiful scenery
Availability
A 500 meters long walk from a forest car road
Infrastructure, management, facilities
No infrastructure on the site
Local info
County museum sign
Capacity
41 and more
Publicity
Known
Legal Status
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