Bohuslän Coast Labyrinths

Stone labyrinths along the Bohuslän coast of western Sweden sit near the UNESCO World Heritage Bronze Age rock art site at Tanum — one of the most important concentrations of petroglyphs in Northern Europe. The proximity of labyrinths to 3,000-year-old rock carvings depicting ships, sun wheels, and ritual scenes suggests the labyrinths were part of the same ceremonial landscape. Bohuslän's granite coastline, carved by glaciers into sheltered harbors and exposed headlands, provided natural settings for maritime ritual. The rock art at Tanum includes possible labyrinth-like spiral motifs, hinting at deep continuity between the carved and built sacred landscape.