The Anundhog stone ships are on the outskirts of Västerås, close to the hiking trail. They are part of the largest preserved burial mound in Sweden, measuring over 64 m in diameter and 9 m in height. The mound was built between the Bronze Age and the Late Iron Age, most likely between 210-540 AD
The two stone ships at the foot of the mound are 51 m and 53 m long, respectively. Stone ships were a common burial custom in Scandinavia and the Baltic states. In their center there was a tomb or a cremation site, and around them, slabs or stones were placed, creating the shape of a ship. Hence their name.
Right next to the mound is a massive granite monument known as the Badelunda Runestone. The inscriptions carved on it are dated to the 11th century.
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