Pilane

Pilane in Klövdal, Tjörn, Bohuslän, Sweden, is an Iron Age settlement site and grave field, dated to 1-600 AD. The grave field consists of approximately 90 ancient monuments, including stone circles, burial mounds, circular stone grave markers and standing stones.

Photo: Carl-Magnus Helgegren, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Locality
Description: grave field in Tjörn, Sweden
Also known as: “Pilane grave field”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basteröds hällristningar and Klövedals kyrka.

Basteröds hällristningar

Archaeological site

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Basteröds hällristningar is an archaeological site.

Klövedals kyrka

Church

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Klövedals kyrka is a church.

Skärhamns kyrka

Church

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Skärhamns kyrka is a church, which is situated 4 km south of Pilane.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kållekärr and Mollösund.

Kållekärr

Village

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Kållekärr is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 560 inhabitants in 2010. Kållekärr is situated 6 km east of Pilane.

Mollösund

Village

Photo: Gärdhemmar’n, CC BY 2.5.

Mollösund is an old fishing village and a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 236 inhabitants in 2010. It is located on the southwest tip of Orust Municipality in the outer archipelago of Sweden’s west coast. Mollösund is situated 8 km northwest of Pilane.