Stone ship
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The stone ship, or ship setting, was an early burial custom in Scandinavia, Northern Germany, and the Baltic states. The grave or cremation burial was surrounded by slabs or stones in the shape of a b
The two greatest stone ships at Anund's barrow in Sweden.
Blomsholm, Sweden
Lindholm Høje
Altes Lager (Menzlin)
Ale's Stones
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Ale's Stones is a megalithic monument in Scania in southern Sweden. It is a stone ship, oval in outline, with the stones at each end markedly larger than the rest. It is 67 m long formed by 59 large b
Stone ship
…known is the mostly destroyed Jelling stone ship in Denmark, which was at least 170 m (560 ft) long. In Sweden, the size varies from 67 m (220 ft) (Ale's Stones) to only a few metres. The orientation also varies. Inside, they can be cobbled or filled with stones, or have raised stones in the positions of masts…
Ale's Stones at Kåseberga, around ten kilometres southeast of Ystad.
Aerial view 2021.
Aerial view.
Longitudinal view.