Flahult cultural landscape

Flahult is situated in a hilly landscape with varied land use. The agricultural landscape is composed of a fragmented field structure and varying degrees of stone clearance, with pastures, many of which have high biological value. Deciduous forest patches serve as boundaries in several places.

Flahult has a name form that is usually associated with medieval settlements. The discovery of a sword from the 14th century reinforces this image. However, the ancient monuments indicate that the area has a much older settlement history, dating back at least to the Bronze Age. In earlier times, the village had four farms: Västergård, Östergård, Mellangård, and Backegård. The names Nygård, Norre- and Södergård are relatively recent.

Flahult is a small-scale and complex agricultural landscape with land use and settlement that have roots in prehistory. The ancient monuments consist of a couple of solitary cairns and a stone setting that were probably constructed during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age. A small burial ground consisting of some standing stones, mounds, and stone settings likely dates back to the late Iron Age.

The values of the agricultural landscape consist, in addition to its small scale and the complex and long-term land use, of abundant landscape elements such as stone walls and clearance cairns. In parts of the outfields and some of the infields, there are relatively extensive areas with fossil clearance cairns, areas that are now mainly covered with deciduous forest. The dating of these areas is uncertain but may be prehistoric. Adjacent to one of these, a sacrificial spring has been found.

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