King's Grave, Kivik
Kungagraven
A massive Bronze Age burial mound from around 1000 BC, with carved stone slabs showing chariots, ships and human figures.
King's Grave is one of Sweden's largest Bronze Age burial sites. The mound is about 75 metres in diameter and was built from thousands of round stones around 1000 BC. In the central stone chamber, carved slabs on either side show chariots, ships, animals, birds and human figures, making them precious examples of Nordic Bronze Age rock art (the on-site slabs are replicas, with originals displayed in a museum). The chamber is open in summer for a small admission fee, and the mound itself can be seen all year. It lies south of the village of Kivik and can be combined in a single day with Kiviks Musteri and Stenshuvud National Park.
Opening hours
Stone mound open all day; burial chamber in summer about 10:00 am–6:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Kiviks Musteri
- Stenshuvud National Park
- Haväng
- Brösarps backar
- Simrishamn
- Glimmingehus
- Brantevik
- Christinehof Castle