Randens Hög
Randens Hög (also called Kung Ranes grav , Döde kungen or Våern ) is a round hill near the Ranelidsrondellen roundabout (named after the hill) on the Apelviksleden road in Varberg in Halland in Sweden .
During the Bronze Age the hill was rounded but was later damaged by excavations. The hill is about 30 m in diameter and 1.5 m high. There is a building block on the hill , probably a boundary marker.
Whether a king was buried there cannot be answered as the tomb was never examined. The area around Varberg has numerous remains from the Bronze Age (1800–500 BC).
Large hills with a diameter of more than 30 meters are often called Kungshögen in Sweden ( German "Königshügel" - Sättuna Kungshög ; Kungshögen Högsäter and Nysäter; Kungshögen Höllviken and the Kungshögarna of Malmö-Oxie ). 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 .
See also
Web links
- Randens hög - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description and picture
Coordinates: 57 ° 5 ′ 20.6 " N , 12 ° 15 ′ 47.7" E