Sweden

Regional sacred-site guide

Sacred sites in Skåne

Explore 8 sacred places in Skåne, Sweden, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.

Showing 1-8 of 8 sites in this regional guide

Ale's Stones (Ales Stenar)
Celtic and Prehistoric

Ale's Stones (Ales Stenar)

Ystads kommun, Skåne, Sweden

On a windswept ridge above the fishing village of Kaseberga, fifty-nine massive boulders form the outline of a ship sixty-seven metres long....

Havängsdösen Dolmen
Celtic and Prehistoric

Havängsdösen Dolmen

Simrishamns kommun, Skåne, Sweden

Havangsdosen stands on the wind-swept Osterlen steppe above the Baltic Sea, a 5,500-year-old dolmen whose chamber opening faces the sunrise on the spring and autumn...

Skegriedösen
Celtic and Prehistoric

Skegriedösen

Kurland, Skåne, Sweden

Skegriedosen stands in a Skane meadow surrounded by seventeen standing stones, a peaked capstone sheltering a chamber once designed for a single seated burial....

Stenshuvud's National Park
Celtic and Prehistoric

Stenshuvud's National Park

Simrishamns kommun, Skåne, Sweden

Stenshuvud rises ninety-seven meters from the flat Skane coastline, a rocky promontory visible from great distances over land and sea....

The King's Grave (Kungagraven)
Celtic and Prehistoric

The King's Grave (Kungagraven)

Kivik, Skåne, Sweden

The King's Grave at Kivik is singular. Beneath a cairn seventy-five meters across, a stone cist bears rock carvings depicting solar crosses, chariots, processional...

Trollasten Dos Dolmen
Celtic and Prehistoric

Trollasten Dos Dolmen

Köpingebro, Skåne, Sweden

The Trollasten dolmen rises from a farmer's field near Ystad in southern Sweden, a single capstone balanced on six uprights since roughly 3300 BCE....

Västra Strö Stone Circle
Celtic and Prehistoric

Västra Strö Stone Circle

Eslövs kommun, Skåne, Sweden

On a low mound in the flat agricultural plain northwest of Eslov, seven stones form a circle erected by a Viking Age farmer named Fader to honor his dead brother and...

Vätteryd grave field
Celtic and Prehistoric

Vätteryd grave field

Tjörnarp, Skåne, Sweden

Skane's largest Iron Age grave field spreads across open heathland between Tjornarp and Sosdala. Fifteen stone ships point toward unseen horizons....

Key questions

Skåne sacred-site questions

How many sacred sites are listed in Skåne?
This regional guide currently includes 8 sacred sites in Skåne, Sweden.
Which traditions are represented in Skåne?
The most represented traditions in the current guide include Celtic and Prehistoric.
Can I view Skåne sacred sites on a map?
Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.