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Anundshög, Västerås, SwedenSpring 2026SpringAncient Sites

Stone Ship at Anundshög

A stone ship at Anundshög, standing quietly among burial mounds and open fields near Västerås.

From the story: Anundshög A stone ship formation at Anundshög in Västerås, Sweden, surrounded by grassy burial mounds, leafless trees, and open Nordic landscape.

AnundshögVästeråsSwedenStone ShipAncient SiteNordic Heritage

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