Larva basing
Larva bäsing or just Bäsingen is a large hill ( Swedish Storhögen ) on a 70 x 65 m measured burial about 150 m south of Larvs kyrka in the community Vara in Västergötland in Sweden . A farm south of the hill is called Bäsingen.
The burial mound has a diameter of about 30 meters and is five meters high. On the hill with noticeably steep sides, on which individual stones are visible, there is a pit about six meters in diameter and half a meter deep. There are seven smaller round mounds on the burial ground, the largest of which is about ten meters in diameter. Smaller hills, ravines and stone settlements are located around the large hill.
Large hills with a diameter of more than 30 meters are often called Kungshögen ( German "Königshügel" ) in Sweden - for example, Sättuna Kungshög are here ; Kungshögen Högsäter and Nysäter; and the Kungshögen (Höllviken) called. They are mainly to be found around the Mälaren . The large mounds often date from the younger Iron Age . Some of the largest are: Anundshög in Västmanland , Grönehög in Bohuslän , Högom in Medelpad , Inglinge hög in Småland , Ledbergs kulle in Östergötland , Skalunda hög in Västergötland , Ströbo hög in Västmanland and the three hills in Alt-Uppsala in Uppland .
etymology
The old Swedish word "bæsinger" probably means "elevated place" or "hill" and can be found in texts from the 13th century, such as the Västgötalagen .
Surroundings
Nearby are the Gunnar Sigtrygssons sten (Vg 127) and the Levenesten (Vg 117).
Web links
- Larva bäsing - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description and pictures (Swedish)
Coordinates: 58 ° 11 ′ 17.7 " N , 13 ° 6 ′ 56.3" E