Karum & Noah's Ark
Karum's alvar is an alvar in Högsrum parish on Öland, known for a burial field from the older Iron Age. The burial field is 370 by 50 meters and consists of around 70 ancient remains, including 55 round stone burials, four rectangular stone burials, one ship burial and ten raised stones. Especially the rectangular stone settings with raised corner stones are neat. The ark is called Noah's Ark and is 26 meters long and 3,5 meters wide.
Karum's alvar is an alvar in Högsrum parish on Öland, known for a burial field from the older Iron Age. The burial field is 370 by 50 meters and consists of around 70 ancient remains, including 55 round stone burials, four rectangular stone burials, one ship burial and ten raised stones. Especially the rectangular stone settings with raised corner stones are neat.
The ark is called Noah's Ark and is 26 meters long and 3,5 meters wide. The stones are horizontal and the staves consist of edged limestone slabs. The stones also lie across the hull, which possibly form rowers' cradles, as well as a center stone that possibly marks the mast. The round stones are 4-12 meters in diameter and 0,1-0,4 meters high. At the bend in the road towards Långlöt stand two large limestone slabs, the so-called Oden's tiles. According to legend, Odin would have tied his horse Sleipner to them.