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Gamla Uppsala Tingshögen
Date Added: 31st Aug 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: Sweden (Uppland)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Gamla Uppsala Tingshögen submitted by SolarMegalith on 17th Sep 2016. General view of the Court Mound (photo taken on August 2016).
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Log Text: Probably a burial mound that was also used for 'tings' (gatherings).
Gamla Uppsala Kungshögarna
Date Added: 31st Aug 2024
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Sweden (Uppland)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Gamla Uppsala Kungshögarna submitted by greywether on 26th Sep 2005.
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Log Text: Three larger tumuli and several small tumuli from the Iron Age. The monumentality of the place can literally be felt and makes this place really special!!
Böksta Backe
Date Added: 17th Jan 2025
Site Type: Carving
Country: Sweden (Uppland)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 5
Böksta Backe submitted by SolarMegalith on 13th Sep 2016. The horseman with spear might be Odin with his spear Gungnir, but the horse has only four legs, unlike eight-legged Sleipnir, the horse of Odin in Norse mythology (photo taken on August 2016).
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Log Text: A bit faded now. Hopefully it will be repaired at some point to shine again in its full glory.
Valsgärde
Date Added: 31st Aug 2024
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Sweden (Uppland)
Visited: Yes on 20th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Valsgärde submitted by SolarMegalith on 11th Sep 2016. The site of Valsgärde cemetery seen from the S-SE (photo taken on August 2016).
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Log Text: Several tumuli still visible. The extensive finds from this Iron Age burial site can be admired in the Gustavianum Museum in Uppsala.