Nässja Stone Ship

Description

Nässja Stone Ship with 24 stones is one of the largest Iron Age stone settings in Sweden. Th is 44m long and 18m wide. There is also 23 other ancient relics around.

Address
Nässja Gård 106, Vadstena, Sweden

Established
500 BCE - 400 AD

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