Järrestad Rock Carvings

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There are over 1200 rock carvings near the road from Järrestad to Gladsax. Carvings date from the late Stone Age and Bronze Age and depicts animals, ships, footprints and humans. There are also three mounds from the late Bronze Age.

Ancient sites in SwedenRock carvings and paintingsPrehistoric and archaeological sites in SwedenAll sites in SimrishamnNeolithic Age

Address
Annedalsvägen, Simrishamn, Sweden

Established
2000 - 1700 BC

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