Tempelgraven

Tempelgraven near Säffle in Sweden is Värmland's largest Neolithic stone box (2300–1800 BC). It is located in a clearing southwest of the city on Fornminnesvägen.

Tempelgraven is located in a 0.5 m high oval stone mound of approximately 9.0 × 7.0 meters. The megalithic stone box ( Swedish Hällkista ) is about 7.0 meters long and 1.5 meters wide. Its southern end has not been preserved. It consists of two rectangular chambers that are separated by a stone slab of around 1.6 × 1.0 m. The northern chamber consists of a 0.5–0.7 m high plate on each long side. The north end forms a plate with a soul hole . The southern chamber consists of two stone slabs in the east, the larger one is 1.3 meters high, and a stone slab in the west. The ceiling tiles stand or lie next to the stone box.

In the early 20th century, an arrowhead made of flint and broken glass is said to have been found during an illegal excavation .

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

• Tempelgraven - entry in the database "Fornsök" of the Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
• Description (Swedish) and pictures

Coordinates: 59 ° 5 '54.1 "  N , 12 ° 52' 21.4"  E