DR 285
July 8, 2021
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 1 (c. 1010-1040) pertaining to the Ringerike style.
The inscription is not signed.
The granite stone is c. 1,50 m tall, 1,00 m wide and 0,30 m thick.
Notes
DR 285 was discovered Dec 16, 2020 during excavations for a sewage line in Ystad municipality. The stone lying with its image facing up had been used in a bridge construction over the Hunnestad stream where it crosses Hunnestads Byväg.
The stone was originally part of the Hunnestad Monument raised by a prominent family of the Gussnava area near Ystad.
Full description of the Hunnestad Monument
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Hunnestad, Skåne, Sweden.
DR 285