Kung Ranes hög is a large pre-Christian burial mound located in Flistads socken, Skövde kommun in Västergötland. The mound measures 25-26 meters in diameter and is approximately five meters high, with a surface that is somewhat uneven in the north and east. The top of the mound is flat and also measures five meters. A tree once grew on top of the mound, but only the stump remains today.
According to legend, the story-king Rane is buried in the mound. The mound has not been investigated and cannot be dated more precisely. A scan of the mound using ground-penetrating radar was conducted in 2018.
The area surrounding Kung Ranes hög contains many stone settings and burial mounds.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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