Lilla Lycke's burial ground
The burial ground of Lilla Lycke is located about 3.5 km south of Varnhem on the west side of the road from Varnhem to Falköping in Västergötland in Sweden .
It consists of a ring with a diameter of about 25.0 meters and a height of 2.8 meters as well as two stone circles , one of which is about nine meters in diameter and originally consisted of nine stones, but now only has six. The other stone circle is about 6.0 m in diameter. Only four of his original seven stones have survived (two in situ ; two lying).
The burial ground was restored in 1936 and dates back to a long period from the Neolithic to the Bronze and Iron Ages .
Nearby is the lie varnhem abbey and cemetery at Amundtorp .
Web links
- Grave field of Lilla Lycke - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Roese description and image (English)
- Description and pictures (English)
Coordinates: 58 ° 21 '24 " N , 13 ° 37' 19.1" E