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28 June 2020 / 11 Comments

Lingnåre cultural reserve - historical trails in Uppland

Lingnåre cultural reserve is located on the Hållnäs peninsula in Tierp municipality. There are currently a total of 43 cultural reserves in Sweden, and this is one of them. We made a visit here when we visited Sikhjälma harbour with the motorhome.

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Lingnåre Cultural Reserve

Lingnåre Cultural Reserve is a 28-hectare area that was designated a cultural reserve in 2004. The aim is to "preserve a unique, largely preserved cultural landscape from the Viking Age and the Middle Ages and to nurture its cultural, historical and biological values".

The reserve contains remains of burial sites and house foundations from the Viking Age and the Middle Ages. At the "entrance" to the reserve there is a car park and two trails start here, the Viking Trail and the Medieval Trail. There is also a newly built barn with a small exhibition and a dry toilet.

Toalett kulturreservatet Lingnåre
Kulturreservatet Lingnåre
Kulturreservatet Lingnåre

Lingnåre cultural reserve is located on the Hållnäs peninsula in Tierp municipality, about 17 kilometres north of Stockholm.

Lingnåre exhibition

The barn with the small exhibition is really cute and feels welcoming. When you enter, you can switch on a lamp on a timer. Here you can see photos and learn about the history of Lingnåres during the Viking and medieval periods. You can also pick up some brochures about the "Viking world view".

Really exciting to read again about the world tree Yggdrasil, the three norns that spin the thread of life, the bridge Bifrost that leads between the world of humans and the asagods, and everything else that belongs to our ancient conception of the world.

Vikingar
Kulturreservatet Lingnåre
Kulturreservatet Lingnåre

The Viking Trail

The Viking Trail is 800 metres long and shows the history of the Viking Age. The trail takes you to a Viking settlement, where people lived more than 1000 years ago. Among other things, they have found a house foundation with a fireplace and various exciting artefacts, such as pearls and an Arabic silver coin.

Helena i Kulturreservatet Lingnåre

You also pass an ancient burial ground with some 30 graves of various shapes and sizes. There is also a rune stone with an inscription from the 11th century AD. A bit dizzying, when you think about it!

Kulturreservatet Lingnåre
Runsten
Runsten

The medieval path

The one kilometre-long medieval trail tells the story of the slightly later history of the area. The path leads to Lingnåres medieval village where you can see the deep stone well and traces of the farmhouses. Signs along the way show pictures of what life here might have been like in the past.

Medeltid
Medeltid
Brunn i Kulturreservatet Lingnåre

green grove hill

Near Lingnåre Culture Reserve you will also find Grönlundsbacken, where there are around 50 graves from the Viking Age. The graves are round, rectangular or square, and there is also a fine set of ships here.

The plaques describe how a funeral ceremony might have taken place. The deceased was often burned dressed in their best clothes along with costume buckles, jewellery and other belongings such as combs, knives and keys.

Vikingagrav
Skeppssättning
Grönlundsbacken

We thought this was a nice visit. If you still want to walk a little in nature, it is fun to learn a little at the same time. We will probably have to check out more cultural reserves at some point!

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Have you been to Lingnåre Cultural Reserve?

Have you visited Lingnåre Cultural Reserve? Or perhaps you have visited another of Sweden's cultural reserves? Please tell us!

Facts about Lingnåre Cultural Reserve

  • Location: Hållnäs parish in Tierp municipality
  • Landscape: Uppland
  • Size: 29 hectares
  • Established: 2004
  • Trustee: Länsstyrelsen and Upplandsstiftelsen
  • Read more: You can find more information at The Uppland Foundation

Trails in Lingnåre Cultural Reserve

  • The Viking Trail: Short red-marked tour, leading past the settlement on the hill, the old burial ground and a fine rune stone.
  • Orange trail to Korsvreten: Extension of the Viking Trail.
  • The medieval path: Blue trail leading to the medieval village with punched well and traces of house foundations.
  • The meadows: Path through meadowland, with flowers and butterflies.

Services at Lingnåre Cultural Reserve

  • Information: An information barn with an exhibition is located at the car park. The trails are signposted with information boards.
  • Toilet: Dry toilets (long-term composting toilets) are available at the car park.
  • Accessibility: The information barn and dry toilet are accessible. The paths are not adapted for wheelchairs.

Find the Lingnåre Cultural Reserve

  • Car: Take the E4 motorway towards Tierp, then continue towards Skärplinge and then towards Sikhjälma. Lingnåre cultural reserve is located just before Sikhjälma.
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  1. Anna says:

    Is there a comprehensive list of all 43 reserves? Could be good to have in the motorhome.

    28 June 2020 - 9:24

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  2. Veiken says:

    There is no evil that does not bring good. Now is the time to discover our fantastic country. We try to find undiscovered places in our local area, no further than 10 kilometres away! There are so many cool things!
    Enjoy the heat!

    28 June 2020 - 15:11

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  3. Lena - good for the soul says:

    What a fun place! It looks really well organised. And within easy reach of us....

    Hug Lena

    02 July 2020 - 5:54

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