The Gannarve stone ship is a grave monument from the Bronze Age. Measuring 29 metres in length and 5 metres in width, the structure sits in a scenic landscape in Fröjels socken, south of Klintehamn on Gotland. It is located in a field near Gannarve gård with a wide view over the Karlsöara islands.
Historical records show that the site has changed significantly over time. In 1799, Carl Gustav Gottfried Hilfeling visited Gotland and drew the ship, noting it had the company of another stone ship. However, by 1852, Pehr Arvid Säve described the ships as destroyed. By 1909, only the stem stones of one of the ships remained.
To preserve what was left, the ship was reconstructed in 1959. This work followed an investigation into the number and position of the stones to accurately recreate the monument.
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Written by Nik Frost
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