Stavgard

Why it mattersSE Gotland quadrangular ringfort — 180×150 m Gutar refuge 400–800 on eastern plain

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c.400–600 CE Migration Period ringfort; reuse 700–800

Period

Migration Period → Vendel 400–800 Gotland

Culture

Gotlandic Iron Age (Gutar, East Scandinavian)

Builders

Gutar Gotlandic farmers (Stavgard farm collective)

Purpose

Plain ringfort refuge 180×150 m on SE Gotland protecting Burs–Halla corridor

Abandoned

c.800 Viking Age shift to open farms

Rediscovered

Recorded Burs 19th c; RAGU registry 57.283,18.467

Excavation

Unexcavated

1. 400 CE

   Quadrangular ringfort 180×150 m Stavgard farm Burs

2. 700–800 CE

   Reuse Vendel refuge before Viking openness

3. 19th c

   RAGU records 2 gates and house terrace

• North Gate

  gate

  North limestone gateway into 1 ha interior with house terraces

  57.2835° N · 18.4670° E

• South Gate Rampart

  rampart

  Southern 3 m rampart section on Burs ridge facing Hemse valley

  57.2825° N · 18.4670° E

• Interior House Terrace

  terrace

  Interior 1 ha house terrace with cist grave unexcavated

  57.2830° N · 18.4665° E