Årby gravfält is located in Svedvi socken in Hallstahammars kommun in Västmanland, approximately 3 km northeast of Kolbäck. The grave field dates from the younger iron age and occupies a beautiful location on a hill plateau in the middle of a farmland.
The grave field is 150 times 60 meters large and consists of approximately 47 historic remains. These include three burial mounds, 35 stone settings, two domarringar, two ship settings, and six standing stones, five of which have fallen over.
Of the stone settings, 25 are round, eight are square, one is triangular, and one is ship-shaped. One of the burial mounds is two meters high and 18 meters in diameter.
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Written by Nik Frost
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