Tumlehed Rock Paintings
Hällmålningen i Tumlehed
Parking available
Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art, located on the island of Hisingen near Gothenburg, featuring ancient pictographs.

📜 Prehistoric rock art site in Tumlehed, Torslanda, Sweden, discovered in 1974.
🔍 Features red-painted pictographs from the Mesolithic Age (3,000 to 7,000 years ago).

Why Go

🎨 See spectacular red-painted pictographs
📜 Explore Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art
🚶 Enjoy a short hike to an ancient archaeological site
🚢 Discover unique elk-head boat motifs, evidence of Stone Age seafaring

Why Avoid

⚠️ Requires climbing steep rocks, no rope available
⛰️ Trail can be challenging for some visitors

🅿️ Parking

Available at the site with an information board.

Last updated 28 days ago

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