Hillersjö stone, Färingsö

Name: Hillersjö stone
Address: Färingsö, Sweden

#9 among attractions in Färingsö

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The Hillersjö stone, listed in the Rundata catalog as U 29 and located at Hillersjö, which is about four kilometers north of Stenhamra on Färingsö, is a runic Younger Futhark inscription that tells, in Old Norse, the tragic real life family saga of Gerlög and her daughter Inga. It is the longest runic inscription in Uppland and the second longest one in Sweden after the Rök runestone. ()

Local name: Upplands runinskrifter 29 Coordinates: 59°23'17"N, 17°42'18"E

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Färingsö Sweden

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Hillersjö stone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blå lagunen, Royal Drottningholms Golf Club, Färentuna kyrka, Gåseborg.

3.1 miW
Beach, Outdoor activities
Blå lagunen, Ekerö
81 min walk • Blå lagunen or Husbygropen is the name of an artificial lake on Munsön in Ekerö municipality, Stockholm county. The lake is a disused and reclaimed gravel pit. Ekerö-Munsöleden passes through the area.
7.1 miSE
59°19'7"N • 17°51'15"E
Royal Drottningholms Golf Club, Stockholm
182 min walk • Golf
1.8 miW
Stela
Färentuna kyrka, Färingsö
45 min walk • The Färentuna runestones are 11th century runestones labelled U 20, U 21, and U 22 in the Rundata catalog that are located in Färentuna, Uppland, Sweden. Runestones U 20 and U 21 were registered separately although they come from the same original runestone and consequently are called U 20/21.
2.2 miNE
Archaeological site
Gåseborg
58 min walk • Gåseborg is a prehistoric hillfort in the Lake Mälaren district in Sweden. The scientists don't know for certain, but most likely it was built to supervise and control the water fairway below the fort, probably sometime during the late iron age.
4.3 miNE
Hotel, Manor house, Garden
Görväln House
111 min walk • Görväln House is a manor house at Järfälla Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. Görväln House is located at Görväln, a bay of lake Mälaren. The manor is now owned by Järfälla Municipality and since 2008 has been used as a hotel and restaurant.
6.6 miSE
Stela
Lovö kyrka, Stockholm
169 min walk • The Lovö Runestones are five Viking Age memorial runestones outside the Lovö church on the island of Lovön in Lake Mälaren, which is in Stockholm County, Sweden, and in the historic province of Uppland.
1.9 miSE
View point, Forts and castles
Svartsjö Slott, Färingsö
50 min walk • Svartsjö Palace is a Rococo palace situated in Svartsjö on the island of Färingsö in lake Mälaren. It lies just outside of Stockholm.
2.1 miS
Church
Sånga Church, Färingsö
53 min walk • Sånga Church is a medieval Lutheran church on Färingsö island, close to Svartsjö Palace in the Diocese of Stockholm in Stockholm County, Sweden.
6.5 miSE
Island
Lovön, Stockholm
165 min walk • Lovön is an island in the Swedish Lake Mälaren in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County. It was a municipality of its own until 1952, when it was joined with Ekerö Municipality.
5.5 miE
Forts and castles
Hesselby Slott, Stockholm
140 min walk • Hässelby Palace is a former manor located in Hässelby gård in the west part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. Since 2010 it has frequently been available for weddings, parties and conferences.
2 miSE
Stela
Uppland Runic Inscription 35, Färingsö
51 min walk • This memorial runestone, listed as U 35 under Rundata, is located in Svartsjö, Uppland, Sweden, and dates from the Viking Age.