Gåseborg Hill Fort, Viksjö, Sweden

Gåseborg was an magnificient ancient hill fort built in the Iron Age, about 1500 years ago. It was built of stone without any masonry. According the archaeological excavations the fort has been also a temporary residence. For example remains of golden artefacts have been found from the site.

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These are great photos, thanks for uploading. I grew up in Viksjo and used to play on this mountaintop. Would love to visit today and take some photos, but I live in the US now. Thanks!

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Raymond Zhang (3 years ago)
A truly magical place, go have an evening picnic here ! (Watch out for mosquitoes when you get there in summer...)

Halyna Zasko (3 years ago)
Lovely place, beautiful views, gorgeous nature????

Mikael Skinnari (3 years ago)
Beautiful around the year, probably best at dawn.

Richard Lindkvist (4 years ago)
Great views and nice walkings paths. We took a car there and on a sunny day the parking space might be full.

Henrik Johansson (4 years ago)
Very nice climbing and you can even go for a dip in the water very close by.

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