Monument · Sweden · Skåne
Ales Stenar
A ship-shaped ring of standing stones on a clifftop above the Baltic, Sweden's best-known prehistoric monument.
Free to enter about 60 min
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Why Ales Stenar matters
On a grassy cliff above the Baltic, fifty-nine large stones form the outline of a ship. Ales Stenar is shrouded in mystery, since no one is sure exactly why it was built or when. Visitors walk up from the fishing village of Kåseberga and gaze across the sea. It is quiet, windswept and magical at sunset.
Talking points
- The stones form a ship shape about sixty metres long.
- Its purpose is still debated.
- The site is a short walk from the harbour at Kåseberga.
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