Omhällsberg
The Iron Age Fornborg Omhällsberg is 105 m high, west of the hamlet of Stenstorp, in Hallsberg , north of Pålsboda in the south of Närke in Sweden .
The oval Fornborg from 120 by 100 m is located on a high mountain, bounded in the north and east by steep slopes and stone valleys. On the slope in the south and west are about 10.0 m apart, two parallel walls, about 140 and 80 m long, 5 to 15 m wide and 1 to 2 m high, consisting of 0.4 to 0.8 m measuring stones . The two walls have five entrances 1 to 3 m wide. There are two more walls. The outer wall has been partially torn down. The interior contains abundant residues of burned material and mostly consists of outcrops .
See also
literature
- P. Kresten, B. Ambrosiani: Swedish Vitrified Forts - a reconnassiance study . Fornvännen 87, Stockholm 1992.
Web links
- Omhällsberg - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 5 ′ 16.1 ″ N , 15 ° 18 ′ 48.7 ″ E