Getterön Burial Ground

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Description

There are five big tumuli (burial mounds) in Getterön. The graves date probably from the Bronze Age (1500 - 500 BC).

Ancient sites in SwedenCemeteries, mausoleums and burial places in SwedenAll sites in VarbergBronze Age

Address
Getterövägen 59, Varberg, Sweden

Established
1500 - 500 BC

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