Image 6208.01.09 by Leslie Garland

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6208.01.09 Remains of part of the outer wall Ismanstorp Iron Age fort Öland Sweden Keywords: Dating from circa 400 AD it contains the bases of 88 dwellings within a 125 m diameter ring wall It has 9 entrances possibly indicating its use as a religious site as well as for defence Orchids and cowslips in the foreground Swedish Oland Island ancient old prehistoric fortification enclosure security safety stone rock masonry dry drystone defensive location antiquity ritual ceremony ceremonial place religion sacred pagan strange limestone scenery scene quite peaceful unusual bright clear blue sky hot sunny day beautiful pretty wild flower meadow geography geology nature natural study botany wild flowers view architecture building community society archaeology lgpl
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Photographer: Leslie Garland
Collection: Sweden
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6208.01.09
Upload Date: 2005-07-26 15:59:06
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Remains of part of the outer wall Ismanstorp Iron Age

fort Öland Sweden
Keywords: Dating from circa 400 AD it contains the bases of 88 dwellings within a 125 m diameter ring wall It has 9 entrances possibly indicating its use as a religious site as well as for defence Orchids and cowslips in the foreground Swedish Oland Island ancient old prehistoric fortification enclosure security safety stone rock masonry dry drystone defensive location antiquity ritual ceremony ceremonial place religion sacred pagan strange limestone scenery scene quite peaceful unusual bright clear blue sky hot sunny day beautiful pretty wild flower meadow geography geology nature natural study botany wild flowers view architecture building community society archaeology lgpl