Rojrhagen wheel grave
The wheel grave of Rojrhagen near Stånga (also called Duckarvegraven or wheel grave of Linde 11: 1) is located north of Hemse , about 1.2 km east of Linde, on the Swedish island of Gotland .
The wheel grave , also called wheel cross grave ( Hjulgrav or Hjulkorsgrav in Swedish ), which was half destroyed during the construction of a road , is part of a 240 × 140 m grave field with mostly damaged loops and stone circles from the Iron Age . The wheel grave had a diameter of around 25.0 m, making it one of the largest in Sweden. In the middle (now near the road) are the remains of two stone boxes made of limestone .
literature
- David Dameli, Ingvar Sjögren: Hjulkorsgravar på Dragbyfaltet . In Tor 8 1962 pp. 95-104
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
Web links
- Rojrhagen wheel grave - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description and pictures
- Description Swedish and pictures
- Description Engl. and pictures
Coordinates: 57 ° 16 ′ 57.4 " N , 18 ° 24 ′ 11.6" E