Högom grave field, Iron Age burial ground in Sundsvall Municipality, Sweden.
Högom grave field is a burial ground in Sundsvall Municipality in central Sweden with multiple earthen mounds of varying sizes spread across an area of about 315 by 190 meters. The site contains ten burial mounds, with the largest ones reaching about 40 meters in diameter and 5 meters in height, along with flat graves scattered across the surrounding ground.
Högom grave field was established between 400 and 550 AD, during the Migration Period, and was the largest burial ground in Norrland. At least 16 mounds originally stood here; four large ones measure nearly 40 metres across. Excavations in 1949–1960 found the intact chamber grave of the Högom Man, dated to about 500 AD, and house foundations beneath the mounds.
The burial ground displays different grave types side by side, showing how Iron Age communities organized themselves through their funeral practices. The mix of burial methods reflects the social layers and beliefs of people living in this region centuries ago.
The site offers free public access year-round with no admission fees required to walk through the burial ground. Guided tours can be arranged through Sundsvalls Museum, located about 15 minutes from the city center, to learn more about what you are seeing on the ground.
The runestone at the field is M 11, raised around the year 1000. Its inscription reads: "Gunvid and Torgard had this stone raised after their son Torsten. Ön and Önder were his brothers." The stone was returned to the field and set up by the main road during the 1944–1947 restoration.
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