Rällingeborg

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Rällingeborg are the remains of an Iron Age hill fort on the south bank of the Mälaren in the Swedish municipality of Strängnäs in Södermanland . The actual west-east oriented castle measures 60 × 45 meters with a relatively steep slope in the west and a less steep one in the east. It is surrounded on three sides by double walls. In the west it's just a wall. The inner wall is about 180 m long, 8–15 m wide and 1–3 m high. The entrances are to the northwest and south. Most of the southern one has collapsed. In certain places (inside and outside), remains of walls can be seen. The outer wall is about 170 m long, 2-5 m wide and 0.5-2.0 m high. In general it has slightly larger stones than the inner wall.

In 1950, the rune stone (No. Sö ATA6491 / 60) set for "Runulf" was found in the remains of the castle . There is also a building stone (No. Sö ATA6294 / 59) and a multiple stone circle in the area.

Web links

• Rällingeborg - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)

Coordinates: 59 ° 27 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  E