Ales Stenar
Ales stenar
Fifty-nine boulders arranged into a 67-meter-long ship-shaped stone setting on a grassy clifftop above the sea. It is Sweden's largest ship setting.
Ales Stenar lies on a coastal terrace about 30 meters above the fishing village of Kåseberga. It consists of 59 sandstone boulders forming a ship shape about 67 meters long. It is generally dated to the late Iron Age, around AD 600, and its purpose is interpreted in different ways, including as a burial memorial and as a solar calendar. The surroundings are open grazing slopes and the Baltic Sea, and the light is best in the evening. Admission is free, and the site is open all day. Park in the Kåseberga harbor lot (paid parking), then walk about 15 minutes up the gentle slope to the stones. It is about 20 km from Ystad, and bus route 392 runs in summer.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Kåseberga
- Hagestad Nature Reserve
- Sandhammaren
- Glimmingehus
- Ystad Old Town
- Greyfriars Abbey, Ystad
- St. Mary's Church, Ystad
- Brantevik