Grogarnsberget

View from Grogarnberg

Grogarnsberget (or Grogarnsberg) is a former hill fort in Östergarn on the Swedish island of Gotland, in size second only to Torsburgen, the largest prehistoric hill fort (Swedish fornborg) in Scandinavia.

The castle was on the Grogarnshaupt, the northern tip of Grogarnberges. The 30 m (98 ft) high sea cliffs provided protection on three sides. In the south there were two 100 m (330 ft) long stone walls with palisades. From the castle you can see the other great castles of this region. Archaeological investigations of the outer ramparts turned up arrowheads from the late Vendel Period (550-800 AD), which provide a clue as to the dating of the castle.^[1] A number of wooden posts were also found, probably formerly part of the palisades, that were dated to 740 AD.^[2] The castle has both an outer and an inner wall.

In the west, east and south are the historic harbors Katthammarsvik, Herrvik, and Sandviken, the starting points for trips to the Baltic.

There are 82 such castles known on Gotland. Most of them has an interior surface of less than 800 m² (8,600 sq ft). Grogarnsberget, however, measures 450 m × 100 m (1,480 ft × 330 ft) (45,000 m² (480,000 sq ft)), making it one of the two largest hill forts on the island. House foundations from the Roman Iron Age - the Migration Period - were found inside the castle, unlike any other hill forts on the island.^[1]

The Grogarnsberget is also a nature reserve and it is designated a Natura 2000 area.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

1 2 Aleksander Loit (ed.): The contacts between the eastern Baltic and Scandinavia in the Early Middle Ages. International Conference, 23-25th October 1990, Riga. Centre for Baltic Studies, Stockholm 1992, ISBN 91-22-01503-5, p be 53
↑ Nordic Archaeological Abstracts, Viborg 1984 ISSN 0105-6492, p 125
↑ "Grogarnsberget". European Environment Agency. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
↑ "Grogarnsberget Natura 2000" (PDF; 307 kB). Länsstyrelsen Gotland (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-01-31.
↑ "Grogarnsberget Nature Reserve". Länsstyrelsen Gotland (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-01-31.

Literature

Marita Jonsson, Sven-Olof Lindquist: culture Almqvist and Wiksell leader Gotland, Uppsala 1993, ISBN 91-88036-09-X..

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grogarnsberget.

"Information board" (PDF; 1.5 MB). Länsstyrelsen Gotland (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-01-31.

Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden

Major settlements (localities):	Burgsvik Fårösund Havdhem Hemse Klintehamn Lärbro Ljugarn Lövsta Norra Visby Roma Slite Stånga Tingstäde Väskinde Västerhejde Vibble Visby (seat)

Minor settlements:	Alva Ansarve and Tofta Austers and Sudergårda Barlingbo Bjärges and Nickarve Bjärs Björkhage Bro and Duss Brohagen and Lillåkre Burs Dalhem and Hallvide Eskelhem and Bringsarve Etelhem Follingbo Garde Gnisvärd and Smågårde Gothem Gute Hablingbo and Medebys Hangavar Hägdarve and Dede Hälge Högklint and Nygårds Hörsne Kappelshamn Katthammarsvik Klinte Kräklingbo Levide and Skinnarve Linde Lummelunda and Etebols Lye När Othem Othemars Rone Ronehamn Sanda and Lekarve Sjonhemsbacke and Haugbro Själsö Stenkumla Sylfaste and Lere Tofta strand Träkumla Valleviken Vänge Västergarn and Stora Mafrids

Other settlements:	Blåhäll Bläse Boge Brissund Bro¹ Bunge Dalhem² Eskelhem³ Fardhem Fole Follingbo⁴ Hablingbo⁵ Herrvik Kovik Langhammars Lau Levide⁶ Lickershamn Lokrume Lummelunda⁷ Mästerby Nisseviken Sanda⁸ Sigsarve Sundre Svajde Sylfaste⁹ Tofta¹⁰ Vamlingbo Vitvär Västergarn¹¹

Lakes:	Lake Ajke Lake Bästeträsk Lake Fardume Lake Hau Horsan Lojsta Lakes Lake Mjölhatte Norrsund Paviken Lake Tingstäde

Stream:	Gothemsån

Islands:	Asunden Enholmen Furillen Fårö Gotland Gotska Sandön Grunnet Heligholmen Hojskär Lau Islets Lilla Karlsö Skenholmen Stora Karlsö Ytterholmen Östergarnsholm

Peninsulas:	Faludden Norsholmen Närsholmen Näsudden S:t Olofsholm

Hills:	Grogarnsberget Östergarnsberget

Parishes:	Akebäck Alva, Hemse and Rone Barlingbo Björke Bunge, Rute and Fleringe Dalhem Eksta Endre Eskelhem-Tofta Fardhem Follingbo Forsa Fröjel Fårö Garde Gerum Gothem Havdhem Hejde Hejdeby Hoburg Klinte Levide Linde Lojsta När-Lau Othem-Boge Roma Sanda, Västergarn and Mästerby Sproge Stenkumla Stenkyrka Stånga-Burs Vall Hogrän and Atlingbo Visby domkyrkoförsamling Vänge Väskinde Väte Östergarn

Notes:	¹Part of Bro and Duss ²Part of Dalhem and Hallvide ³Part of Eskelhem and Bringsarve ⁴Part of Klinte and Follingbo norra and Klinte and Follingbo södra ⁵Part of Hablingbo and Medebys ⁶Part of Levide and Skinnarve ⁷Part of Lummelunda and Etebols ⁸Part of Sanda and Lekarve ⁹Part of Sylfaste and Lere ¹⁰Part of Ansarve and Tofta ¹¹Part of Västergarn and Stora Mafrids

Counties of Sweden Sweden

Coordinates: 57°26′34.4″N 18°53′22.4″E / 57.442889°N 18.889556°E / 57.442889; 18.889556

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