Seby burial ground

Runestone from Seby

The burial ground of Seby ( Swedish: Seby gravfalt ) is a prehistoric burial ground in the south of the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea .

Treudd of Seby

Seby burial ground

The burial ground is located north of the village of Seby and stretches for about two kilometers along the country road towards Segerstad . The grave field includes 285 visible graves from the Iron Age , with a wide variety of shapes, including a Treudd . The great variety of grave shapes indicates a use over a longer period of time.

To the north of the village is the approximately three meter high rune stone of Seby, Öland's largest rune stone.

Web links

• Cemetery of Seby - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
• Runestone from Seby - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
• Description and pictures

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Länsstyrelsen Kalmar län: Seby runsten  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Coordinates: 56 ° 20 ′ 50.1 ″  N , 16 ° 31 ′ 56.6 ″  E