Kronobergs län
Not far from Lagan's shore is the Replösastenen, a rune stone from 11th century, (Younger Iron Age). Through the Replösten we know the name of one of the the first people in Ljungby, Åstrad, "Götrad did this care after Åstrad, the best of the kinsmen and Od…
Graveyard is in woodland on the left side next to the road just under 150 m before they open the lands around Torlarp. The road has cut through the elevation where the burial ground is located and it can be difficult to perceive from the road. The area ar…
The site was used as a burial ground during the Late Iron Age (500-1050 AD). The dead were burned at the stake along with some grave goods. The gifts could be clothes, jewellery, tools and weapons. There are also examples of bringing a dog or some other ani…
The graves in this burial ground were excavated on several occasions around the turn of the century 1800-1900. The excavations of that time were focused on finding magnificent finds and they cared less about studying the lives and customs of the people. Amo…
Here on Brånäset in Agunnarydssjön is a medieval castle complex from the end of the 13th century. After a minor archaeological investigation in the 1990s, we know that the facility consisted of a main building on two floors, a courtyard chapel and a stable…
Mjäryd's hills in Ljungby municipality is a burial ground with around 175 graves, of which 130 are mounds from the Late Iron Age. There are also stones from the older Iron Age here. Among the hills rises the so-called Jättehögen, a mighty tomb decorated for…
The medieval church in Hamneda, which is now a ruin, was replaced at the end of the 19th century by a new church located just a short distance away on the other side of the Lagan River. Near the ruins, there is a so-called ‘bride stone.’ According to a very…
In the 19th century, a land reform called ‘Laga skifte’ was implemented, where farmers exchanged land with each other, and houses were moved outward. This created our Swedish countryside, where farms are scattered instead of clustered in villages. In Hörda-…
The former medieval church of Agunnaryd, probably built in the 13th century as a replacement for a wooden farm church, has its earliest written record from 1330. In that year, Erland, a canon in Linköping and the parish priest of Agunnaryd, bequeathed his e…
A priest in Agunnaryd had two sons who were studying to become priests. They came home on Christmas Eve. When they finally arrived, their father wondered why they had taken so long. “Well,” the sons replied, “we were delayed at Ramsåsa Klint.” They explaine…
Between Målerås and Sävsjöström, you'll find one of the widest stone walls in the Kingdom of Crystal. Once upon a time, horse and carriage traveled along the top of this wall, and if you walk a short distance along the nearby gravel road, you'll come across…
A wall both wide and long. Its width varies between 4 and 10 meters, and it stretches a full 500 meters in length. It gives a clear picture of just how rocky the surrounding land once was. Seeing this stone wall and realizing that every single stone was mov…
Just outside the Kärngöl Nature Reserve, you'll find Store Fälle. Here, many stone walls follow the gently rolling landscape. Although the walls aren’t very wide – between 2 and 6 meters – the overall impression clearly reflects the hard work our ancestors…
A well-built stone wall that may not be very wide, but what makes it worth a detour is that one of the stones has the year 1869 carved into it. It truly adds another dimension to stand and look at the wall while imagining the time when it was built.
