Hill fort
Hill fort is an archaeological site in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County. Hill fort is situated nearby to the village Lilla Stenby, as well as near the forest Mickels backe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uppland Runic Inscription 11 and Adelsö Church.
Uppland Runic Inscription 11
Runestone
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that is located near the ruins of the old king's dwelling at Alsnö hus near Hovgården on the island of Adelsö in Sweden. Uppland Runic Inscription 11 is situated 2 km south of Hill fort.
Adelsö Church
Church
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adelsö Church is a church located on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö, in Ekerö Municipality in central eastern Sweden. The Romanesque church, itself founded in the 12th century, is located next to Hovgården, an excavation site and a World Heritage Site dating back to before the Viking Age. Adelsö Church is situated 2 km south of Hill fort.
Uppland Runic Inscription 1
Runestone
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lilla Stenby and Lundkulla.
Lilla Stenby
Village
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lilla Stenby is a locality situated in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 244 inhabitants in 2010.
Lundkulla
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lundkulla is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
Hovgården
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hovgården is an archaeological site on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö in Ekerö Municipality in central-eastern Sweden. During the Viking Age, the centre of the prospering Mälaren Valley was the settlement Birka, founded in the mid-8th century and abandoned in the late 10th century and located on the island Björkö just south of Adelsö.
Hill fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.37693° or 59° 22′ 37″ northLongitude
17.526° or 17° 31′ 34″ eastOpen location code
9FFV9GGG+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 3521407052OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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