Neil Hopcroft

Sorunda is a small village not far from Nynäshamn.

Just outside the small harbour town of Nynäshamn, inconveniently located atop a bank by the main road to Stockholm, is an elaborate runestone.(amateur translation)“uikuir kiraistu stain iuk nunai skamunbanth rista stein stanta a auian uik firth ak raist a straintath haf a nuan thumakathuirfirt uauth thu runar”

Nynäshamn is a small town on the end of the Pendletåg from central Stockholm. Meaning literally “New Nose Harbour” it is the landing point for ferries across the Baltic to Poland and Gotland.

Sö 250: ”Gynna reste denna sten efter Saxe, Halvdans son.”“Gynna raised this stone after Saxe, Halvdans son”.

In the nature reserve by Hammersta Slott is the ruin of the old castle.

Outside Hammersta slott are a couple of rune stones, one is a modern memorial stone in the style of the ancient stones.

Hammersta Slott is a manor house that is now converted into a spa and sits in a nature reserve, it was too muddy for me to explore too much around.

Väster haninge (Swedish) is a small town at the centre of its commun, served by the Pendletåg from Stockholm central.

I found a car race track on the ice near Nacka, by the time I got there the weather had warmed a little so I didn’t want to risk taking the car out myself.