Tumlehed Rock Painting

The Tumlehed rock painting is a prehistoric rock art pictograph site, located in Tumlehed on the island of Hisingen, Gothenburg Municipality [1]. It is the southernmost recorded rock painting in Sweden and one of few found in the western parts of the country [1]. A minor excavation was carried out in 1985 of the area next to the painting, but no significant finds were made [1]. Situated on a steep cliff face, covering about 2 x 2 meters, it depicts a number of figures, among them four ships, four fish, a large deer, wave-like patterns, and some undetermined shapes [1]. The painting was made with a mixture of red ochre and a binder which through bonding with the rock has survived the years [1].