Ängakåsen burial ground
The Ängakåsen burial ground near Bredarör is located near Kivik in the historic Swedish province of Skåne . It includes around 130 graves. The majority are small round stone settlements that are barely noticeable under the vegetation . The burial ground is likely to date from around the same time as the Kivik grave, 500 m away .
A 20-meter measuring Domarring ( German "Judge Ring" ) is popularly Penning Graven ( German "coins grave" called). 25 small bowls are carved into the central block . The ring consists of medium-sized, densely set stone blocks. A few meters from the stone circle there is a ship setting ( Swedish Skeppssättning ). It also consists of medium-sized, but wide-set blocks. It has two radially set central blocks and, with a length of around 60 m, is one of the largest ship settlements in the country.
literature
- Joakim Goldhahn: Bredarör i Kivik. Nya analyzer and catering from mannniskoben . In: Fornvännen 100, 2005, 2, ISSN 0015-7813 , pp. 97-100, (Bredarör in Kivik. New analyzes and data on human bones).
Web links
- Ängakåsen cemetery - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Picture gallery
Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 52.8 " N , 14 ° 14 ′ 33" E