Bjornemyren Hällkista

Bjornemyren Hällkista is an archaeological site in Tanum socken, Tanum, Västra Götaland County. Bjornemyren Hällkista is situated near the nature reserve Kärra, as well as near the peak Vetteberget.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tanum railway station and Kalleby Runestone.

Tanum railway station

Railway station

Photo: Olof Lagerkvist, CC BY 3.0.

Tanum railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Bjornemyren Hällkista.

The Kalleby Runestone is an enigmatic Iron Age runestone discovered in Sweden. It is inscribed in Proto-Norse with the Elder Futhark: "þrawijan * haitinaz was". Kalleby Runestone is situated 2 km northeast of Bjornemyren Hällkista.

Vitlycke museum

Museum

Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vitlycke museum is situated 2 km east of Bjornemyren Hällkista.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grebbestad and Kämpersvik.

Grebbestad

Village

Photo: Ingth, Public domain.

Grebbestad is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. As of 2010, there were 1,401 inhabitants, though this number can increase by as much as ten-fold during the summer. Grebbestad is situated 3½ km southwest of Bjornemyren Hällkista.

Kämpersvik

Hamlet

Photo: Mgr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kämpersvik is a coastal smaller locality in Tanum Municipality, Bohuslän, Sweden. It has a population of 60 inhabitants and is located 5 kilometres south of the town of Grebbestad, to the west of the road leading to Fjällbacka. Kämpersvik is situated 6 km south of Bjornemyren Hällkista.

Havstenssund

Hamlet

Photo: M.M.S., Public domain.

Havstenssund is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km northwest of Bjornemyren Hällkista.

Bjornemyren Hällkista

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Tanum socken, Tanum, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.7057° or 58° 42′ 21″ north

Longitude

11.30753° or 11° 18′ 27″ east

Open location code

9FCHP845+72

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4014137578

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kärra and Vetteberget.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Grebban 1 and Norr-Kärra.

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