Stone box from Hulta

The stone box of Hulta ( Swedish Hällkistan vid Hulta ) is located northeast of Källsjö and Varberg in Halland in Sweden .

The approximately 4000 years old, recessed megalithic stone box ( Swedish: Hällkista ) is now the longest in Halland at around 7.3 m. The Dvärgahuset stone box in Lindome in the municipality of Mölndal was originally similar in size. All of the bearing stones and three of the cap stones of the Hulta stone box have been preserved. It was excavated in the late 19th century and 1974, but no objects were found.

The Trollgrottan is located southeast of the city in the Gnipeberg. The Troll Cave is Halland's longest cave at around 38 meters.

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• List of stone boxes

literature

• Mårten Stenberger : Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .

Web links

• Stone box from Hulta - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
• Description (Swedish) and picture

Coordinates: 57 ° 13 ′ 33 ″  N , 12 ° 39 ′ 54 ″  E