85- Old historical monument? Photo

Photographer’s Note

We were walking along the Baltic coast in Oxelosund, in the region of Nyköping, when we saw this edifice. I wondered if it was some kind of cairn, these megalithic mounds. After walking around it, we did find out what it was; but I am suggesting a GUESSING GAME. What is it according to you?
The Swedish members will probably know, so if they could let the others try first; thank you!
Notice the white mark just under the yellow rocks. This is common all along the Baltic sea; it seems it's caused by the saltpetre in the water in this area. At least, we think it's the reason. If anybody could confirm this, I would be grateful.
In WS, I will add a few photos showing these white marks all along the coast.

22-05-08: GAME OVER! Thank you for taking part in this game! It's not as romantic as one would like: it's an army storing place for military equipment, of recent building! We could see it as we walked round to the other side: There were notices, the door was open but obstructed by an army canvas.
All the same, we couldn't but admire the work of art and camouflage. The building blends so well in the scenery, and as many of you agreed , it looks like a megalithic monument.

vbbreizh, jlbrthnn, papagolf21, cfreire, woozbman, maltese, JCG, Silvio1953, cobra112, josepmarin, polpo56, stego, Charo, evanrizo, jafadabret, gunbud, UlfE, xuaxo, fanni has marked this note useful

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vbbreizh (2622) 2008-05-08 23:26

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
Belle et étonnante trouvaille, que ce "caïrn" nordique.
Un superbe appareillage de roches, qui me fait penser à une coque de tortue...
On a envie de voir l'intérieur...
Belle photo, traitée tout-en-douceur, dans une lumière qui "pastellise" les tonalités. Joli !
Amitiés, Gilles

molla (6891) 2008-05-09 8:09

Hej Marie-Luise,
yea! your quite right, there's also very low water at the moment in the Baltic because there havn't been any strong western storm that have been driven in fresh water from the North Sea.
Anders

jlbrthnn (38897) 2008-05-09 10:05

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
Enigmatique mais superbe "monument". Peut être une tortue géante venue pondre sur son lieu préféré. L'exposition est très bonne. Les couleurs des rochers forment des bandes très agréables. Une très belle vue.
Bonne fin de journée
Amicalement
Joël

papagolf21 (56733) 2008-05-10 2:52

Bonjour, Marie-Louise,
Etonnante construction semblant composée d'un dolmen formant cairn. Ce qui m'intrigue c'est l'assemblage des pierres à joints vifs et de cette voûte reposant sur quelle structure.
L'image est particulièrement intéressante et je souhaiterai en connaître davantage sur cette architecture.
Merci également pour les photos présentées en atelier.
Voilà une photo qui entre tout à fait dans le cadre de TE, apprendre par la photographie.
Amitiés.
Philippe

cfreire (11667) 2008-05-10 8:50

Hola Marie-Louise,
Qué toma hiciste! Increíble formas y texturas de las rocas de eso megalitico, pues, creo que seja eso, no? Realmente, es impresivo eso sítio arqueológico; jamás he visto algo igual antes. Las piedras presentan una gran variedad de tones y estan muy bonitas. Hiciste bien en compartir esa toma con nosotros. Buen trabajo. Un abrazo, Consuelo

woozbman (366) 2008-05-10 14:12

Hi MarieLouise,

Very nice colors in the picture, though I would prefer a bit less sky on top. I like the contrasting colors and textures of the rocks - in the foreground, the middle and the mound, even the white marks. And also the trees with leaves against the bare trees. No clue what that structure might be; it looks man-made, perhaps a giant sculpture or a house.

Best regards,
Lamberto

maltese (21537) 2008-05-10 23:10

Bonjour Marie-Louise
Je ne saurais répondre à aucune de tes interrogations mais j'ai découvert, par ta photo, des choses intéressantes.
une belle qualité de réalisation avec cette belle lumière douce.
Du bon boulot, amicalement
Hervé

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2008-05-13 8:26

Great composition with good light! You have captured it very well with excellent details.
Best wishes,
Achim

mlmurray (205) 2008-05-13 15:46

Hi Marie-Louise,
Great colors and contrasts between the ski and the rocks. No idea what this is but just to guess maybe a place to bury their dead. It must have taken some effort to have the stones so even so I think it was very important. Thanks again for the history lesson.
Sincerely
Mary

toto (18755) 2008-05-15 3:04

Bonjours,
belle photo dee ces nombreux rochers, de ces arbres bien vert et des autres.
Jolis effet de ce batiment bizard .
Belle prise des WS qui nous montre autrement ces endroits au bord de l' eau.

Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens

JCG (25745) 2008-05-16 10:00

Bonsoir Marie-Louise,

Malheureusement je ne serai pas d'un très grand secours pour répondre à tes interrogations !!! Il semble y avoir une cheminée en haut de cette construction. L'assemblage des pierre est méticuleux et forme de bels arrondis. Une architecture étonnante et intéressante. Les photos bonus viennent bien compléter l'attrait de cette région, merci Marie-Louise.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et un très bon WE,

Jean-Charles

UnTrained (0) 2008-05-16 13:35

Salut MarieLouise,
good clear capture of fine colours. I do not have another idea of being a tomb. I like the good textures and soft diagonal lines.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

danbachmann (1684) 2008-05-17 2:22

I am guessing this is a burial mound of sorts; however, I have never seen one so close to water and the ones I have seen in Sweden (near Upsala) were covered under grass.

The image is quite nice with the fine branches in the trees, blue sky, well toned rock in the foreground. Perhaps the trees are a bit too dark and contrasty, but if they weren't, the rocks would not look so nice and they are the more important focus of the image.

Silvio1953 (42769) 2008-05-18 2:56

Ciao Marie Louise, bella inquadratura di questo strano monumento, ottima nitidezza e bei colori, gran bela foto, brava, ciao Silvio

cobra112 (11914) 2008-05-19 5:25

Amazing management of colours. Goog lighting and sharpness.

Roberto

lousat (16052) 2008-05-19 14:41

Hi Marie,very interesting place perfectly taken,it seem an igloo of rocks,excellent quality in sharpness and colours,my best compliments and thanks t show us this unknown beauty,Luciano

josepmarin (34081) 2008-05-20 9:12

Hola MarieLouise,
No sé qué es este elemento, quizá un monumento funerario vikingo, ya que parece el casco de un barco puesto al revés, o quizá un horno para fabricar carbón, o quizá una vieja casa.... Pero es asombroso cómo se destaca sobre el entorno, situado en la costa al lado del mar.
Los tonos pastel de la foto le dan una suavidad muy elegante, con una luz también muy especial y atractiva.
Es una bonita foto.
Un abrazo,
Josep
PS: muchas gracias por tus bellas palabras y deseos para mi nieto.

polpo56 (8114) 2008-05-20 13:26

hi Marie-Luise,
a good view of this ancient edifice. Beautiful colors and sharpness.
In Italy, in Sardegna Island, there are some edifices of this kind, called "Nuraghes".
Ciao
Ludo

stego (22448) 2008-05-20 15:40

Salut Marie Louise,
An intriguing place indeed, no matter it is natural or man made. It reminds me much a megalithic mound, but my knowledge on Geology and History is quite limited to risk any guess. The green and shapes of the trees make a nice complement to all those rocks. It's a very nice photo.
I like much the WS#1 also.
TFS, Amicalement, José.

Charo (31779) 2008-05-23 4:21

Hola MarieLouise,
Una toma muy interesante de este singular lugar.
Magníficos colores bien contrastados y con muy buena luz y detalles.
Cordialmente
Charo

evanrizo (456) 2008-05-25 0:15

Hi MarieLouise, the monument between the trees is very good to see on a very nice region-place.
What about another perspective?
Have a nice Sunday.
Evangelos

jafadabret (40315) 2008-05-26 6:00

Marie-Louise bonjour.
Je vois que l'art du camouflage fait marcher l'imagination. C'est vrai qu'on est loin d'imaginer que ce monument est une construction de guerre. La photo reste très belle, même si le mystère en est éclairci.
Jacques

gunbud (28153) 2008-05-31 19:11

Hi Marie Louise,
My guess is it is some kind of burial grounds. Anyway it is seen in excellent sharp details and brilliant clear colors. The evergreens make a lovely contast with the pale blue sky.
Regards, Tom

UlfE (9158) 2008-06-02 10:04

Hi Marie-Louise,

I followed your guessing game for quite a while and I did not knew for sure what it was either, but my guess was that it had a military purpose. The picture as such is also very attractive. I like the blue-greyish tone of it. It is also very well-composed. TFS!

Cheers,

Ulf

clic (4065) 2008-06-14 14:02

Bonjour Marie Louise
J'y vois un casque de guerrier de je ne sais plus de quel pays et datant des années 1900, à cause du "pignon" sur le casque, et de la partie avant à droite qui ressemble à une visière!
Le mélange de verdure et de pierre est très accrocheur.
Amicalement.
Robert

xuaxo (5835) 2008-12-28 15:01

Bonsoir, Marie-Louise,
Il s'agit d'une image très intéressante. Un curieux camouflage.
Amitiés,
Francisco

fanni (8873) 2009-01-14 23:48

Bonjour Marie Louise,
I can't understand how I missed this photo taken in Sweden! :) This view is so typical of Scandinavia! Trees on rocks, rocks and trees... mainly pine-trees.. but all together they create a very beautiful view!
Of course (as you stated in your Note) it may be not so romantic, but Natura always adds some element of romanticism. I have seen such a beautiful, romantic places (ex-military territory where you can see traces of military presence like old canons and military crosses) in the Stockholm Archipelago: it's Fjäderholmarna.
All in all, I like this photo very much: I like its natural colours and, of course, the composition!
Thanks for the WS photos, too :)
Kind regards,
Elena

Bluejeans (33049) 2009-01-15 6:18

Ola Marie ,
Interessante paisagem rochosa com estas árvores , gostei do contraste entre o verde e o azul , a textura das rochas e bem áspera , parabéns !!
Um abraço Gonçalo