Rock Carvings in Tanum

This well preserved memorial reveals the life and beliefs of people in Europe during the Bronze Age.

Located north of of Bohuslän on the northernmost part of the country's west coast you will find the Rock carvings in Tanum. 

A unique artistic achievement not only for their rich and varied motifs with depictions of humans and animals, weapons, boats and other subjects, but also for their cultural and chronological unity.

They reveal the life and beliefs of people in Europe during the Bronze Age and are remarkable for their large numbers and outstanding quality.

Rock Carvings in Tanum became member of Unesco World Heritage List in 1994

Information

Tanumshede
457 93 Tanum
West Sweden
Sweden
Phone
+46 525 182 00


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Coordinates
  • Lattitude: 58.700404
  • Longitude: 11.336111