Boxholm brickworks — the Giant's Grave

Östergötland · Sweden · Site of legend

Under a triangular stone setting a giant is said to lie buried — a place shunned after dark for its 'haunting'.

By the Boxholm brickworks in the Svartån valley (the town named after the manor Bocksholm, ironworks from 1754) lies a triangular stone setting where a giant is said to be buried — head, arms and feet marked by the stones. The lone traveller shunned the place after dark, where 'haunting' was thought to occur. [Ironworks town documented; the giant's grave is recorded folklore.]

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Where is Boxholm brickworks — the Giant's Grave located?

Boxholm brickworks — the Giant's Grave is in Östergötland, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.