Parish Find Location 
Hellvi

Find Context Classification 
Grave

Coordinate Find Location (lat) 
6411605

Coordinate Find Location (long) 
729974

Present Location Classification 
Gotlands Museum Fornsalen

Coordinate Present Location (lat) 
6393355

Coordinate Present Location (long) 
696536

Year of Discovery 
1943

Material 
Limestone

Height 
139

Width 
62

Thickness 
11

Lindqvist Type 
A (ca. 400-600)

Lindqvist Shape 
Tall stone

Runic Inscription or not 
No

Context and Discovery 
The stele was discovered in 1943 during M. Stenberger’s excavation on the cemetery in between Stora- and Lilla Ire. It was found in secondary use as part of a stone circle on top of the 11th century grave no. 238. HS

Measurements, Material and Condition 
The limestone slab is exhibited at Gotlands Museum. Stenberger's drawing shows that the stele has a preserved root, which is now covered by a wooden base. Above the root, Hellvi Ire 7 is 0.97 m tall. Despite its intact condition, it is hard to see whether the stele once had chamfered edges, as typical for the A-stones. The surface is quite uneven which could either be a consequence of less neat work or natural surface deterioration. HS

References 
Guber 2011, no. 44; Lindqvist 1955, 41 f. fig. 1; Stenberger 1943; 1962, fig. 8

Title
GP 198 Hellvi Ire 7

Gotlands Museum ID 
C10221:92

Jan Peder Lamm ID 
145