Örstaristningen is a rock carving area at Angarnssjöängen in Angarns socken, Vallentuna kommun. It is one of the largest rock carvings in the Stockholm area, executed on a sloping granite outcrop.
The carving depicts two ships and two horses, one of which pulls a wagon with four wheels. One of the ships is around 2.5 meters long. The site is located in a region where several other, less distinct carvings may also exist, though these remain uncertain.
As a petroglyph site, Örstaristningen remains a significant archaeological area in the local landscape, preserving these ancient depictions on the stone surface.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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