Misplaced Pages

Stenehed

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Archaeological site in Munkedal, Sweden
The menhirs at Stenehed.

Stenehed is an Iron Age grave field (Steneheds gravfält) located about 1 km southwest of Hällevadsholm, Munkedal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. The area contains about 45 graves, a stone circle, a stone ship, and a row of menhirs.

Originally, there were eleven or twelve menhirs at the site; today, there are nine. The tallest one is 3.3 m; the shortest - 1.4 m. They are placed in a row, according to their heights. In 1980, Swedish astronomer Curt Roslund (1930-2013) suggested that they form an astronomical calendar, similar to Stonehenge in England.

References

  1. "Stenehed Hällevadsholm". Munkedals Turistinformation. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. "Stenehed, the Swedish Stonehenge". hunebed nieuwscafe. 22 June 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. "Järnålder i Stenehed". Munkedal Municipality. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  4. "Stenehed. Bohusläns eget Stonehenge". Bohusläns Museum. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

58°34′38″N 11°31′0″E / 58.57722°N 11.51667°E / 58.57722; 11.51667

Categories: