Styrdalen dolmen

Styrdalen dolmen

The Styrdalen dolmen is located to the west of Valla and north of Vallhamn and Habborsby on the island of Tjörn in the province of Bohuslän, Sweden.

Styrdalen dolmen

Styrdalen dolmen

The Styrdalen dolmen is located to the west of Valla and north of Vallhamn and Habborsby on the island of Tjörn in the province of Bohuslän, Sweden.

The Styrdalen dolmen (also known as Hjälteby Round Cairn; RAÄ Valla 15:1) is located to the west of Valla and north of Vallhamn and Habborsby on the island of Tjörn in the province of Bohuslän, Sweden.

The dolmen is situated on a hill approximately ten meters in diameter, right next to the road Hjältebyvägen from Valla church to Furusäter. Four support stones and an overhanging flat capstone create a mushroom-shaped small chamber. There are cup marks on the capstone (15) and one of the support stones. The dolmen was excavated and restored in 1915.

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Valla Dös, Dösevägen 72, 471 72 Kållekärr, Sweden
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The Styrdalen dolmen (also known as Hjälteby Round Cairn; RAÄ Valla 15:1) is located to the west of Valla and north of Vallhamn and Habborsby on the island of Tjörn in the province of Bohuslän, Sweden.

The dolmen is situated on a hill approximately ten meters in diameter, right next to the road Hjältebyvägen from Valla church to Furusäter. Four support stones and an overhanging flat capstone create a mushroom-shaped small chamber. There are cup marks on the capstone (15) and one of the support stones. The dolmen was excavated and restored in 1915.

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