September 7, 2024
The grave was used as a quarry in the mid-18th century, and eventually the stone coffin was reached. The burial chamber was probably looted. After a few years, carvings were discovered on the stones. The grave was reconstructed in the 1930s, according to what was thought then. It probably did not look like that originally. A limited excavation was carried out at that time. The cairn is dated to the Bronze Age, around 1400 BC. Fragments of skeletons have been found from different periods.

Opposite is a large parking lot. Entrance is via Café Sågmöllan, where you also pay the entrance fee. A path leads into the cairn to the gate to the stone coffin with rock carvings. Originally there were eight carved stones, one disappeared in the 1790s. A stone was placed in its place in 1933. One stone is badly damaged by the weather. The carvings are both mythological and secular.

There are not many visitors today. The entrance to the chamber is a hallway, lined with a railing and information. There is not much room inside, but we are few. A sign tells about the stones. In one corner is the remains of another coffin "Prinsgraven", dated to an earlier period. The place has probably been used for a long time.

We have arranged lunch with friends in Kiviksmusteri. After lunch we drive back to Bredarör. There is a match on at the sports ground, cheers are heard. We walk around the cairn before finishing with a coffee in the shade under a tree.

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GPS: WGS84 decimal (longitud, latitud) 55.682738, 14.233947