Ale's Stones is a megalithic monument in Scania in southern Sweden, probably from circa 500 AD, that is, the end of the Nordic Iron Age. Ale's Stones consist of a 67 metre long stone ship formed by 59 large boulders of sandstone, weighing up to 1.8 tons each. Ship settings date from two periods - the late Bronze Age (ca. 3,000 - 2,500 years ago) and the early Iron Age (ca. 1,600 - 1,000 years ago). Inside the monument, remains of charcoal and human bones have been found. These have been dated to ca. 1500 BP (i.e. ca. 500 CE).
