Eastern Mound

Eastern Mound is a monument in Uppsala, Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County. Eastern Mound is situated nearby to the museum Sockenmuseet, as well as near the runestone Uppland Runic Inscription 978.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Uppsala Church and Uppland Runic Inscription 978.

Old Uppsala Church

Church

Photo: Szilas, Public domain.

Old Uppsala Church is situated 100 metres north of Eastern Mound.

Uppland Runic Inscription 978

Runestone

Photo: Uwezi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Uppland Runic Inscription 978 is a runestone.

Uppland Runic Inscription 979 or U 979 is the Rundata designation for a Viking Age runestone located at Gamla Uppsala, Sweden, which depicts a ship. Uppland Runic Inscription 979 is situated 110 metres north of Eastern Mound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gamla Uppsala and Tuna backar.

Gamla Uppsala

Suburb

Photo: OlofE, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gamla Uppsala is a parish and a village outside Uppsala in Sweden. It had 17,973 inhabitants in 2016. As early as the 3rd century AD and the 4th century AD and onwards, it was an important religious, economic and political centre.