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[[File: Vetteryds gravfält,skeppssättning.jpg|250 px|thumb|Vätteryd in Hässleholm ]]
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The '''Vätteryd''' grave field (Swedish: ''Vätteryds gravfält''), also known as '''Vätterydshed''', is an [[Iron Age]] [[grave field]] in [[Hässleholm Municipality]] in  [[Scania]], Sweden. The site is located in a heathfield between the localities of [[Tjörnarp]] and [[Sösdala]].
The grave field consists of 183 [[menhir]]s, 15 [[stone ship]]s — the largest 25 m long and 8 m wide — and 2 [[stone circle]]s. Many of the stone ships are so damaged that all that remains are parts smaller than half the original size.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vätteryds gravfält, Hässleholms kommun.|url=http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/skane/amnen/Kulturmiljo/Kulturmiljovard/Fornminnes-+och+kulturlandskapsvard/Vardat+och+skyltat/Vatteryds_gravfalt.htm|publisher=Länsstyrelsen i Skåne län|accessdate=28 December 2010}}</ref>
Vätteryd, with about 600 [[menhir]]s, has been considered one of the largest grave fields in [[Scandinavia]]. Between 1955 and 1957, an archaeological survey was made of part of the burial ground. Research indicated the solitary stones constituted fire pits that were built between about the years 400 and 900 AD. The [[grave goods]] found — including bronze jewelry, glass and bronze pearls, and bronze wire — were taken to various museums in [[Stockholm]].
<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sydsverige.dk/?pageID=124   |title= Vätteryds Gravfelt|website=sydsverige.dk |access-date=September 1, 2020}}
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[[Category:Archaeological sites in Sweden]]
[[Category:Scania]]
[[Category:Germanic archaeological sites]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Skåne County]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in Sweden]]
[[Category:Menhirs]]
[[Category:Iron Age sites in Europe]]