This is the former "front entryway" at Vä, showing both the exposed-stone Romanesque older portion of the Church, and the more recent "Danish-style" addition to the church (post Reformation). |
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| This is the bucolic walkway which is now a "side entrance" to Vä -- but which in fact was the original main entryway. |  |
| Note the 17th-18th century window at left, and the patchwork which clearly reveals the original Romanesque window at right! |  |
| In the "Danish-style" addition there are even hints at an earlier gothic-style predecessor window. |  |
| Detail of an original Romanesque window in the apse of the church. |  |
| Apse detail. |  |
| Again, a more recent window at right, but stone patchwork filling in an earlier Romanesque window! |  |
| Original main entryway. |  |
| Original main entryway archivult detail, right side. |  |
| Original main entryway archivult detail, left side. |  |
| Clear indication of restoration and rebuilding upon earlier foundations. |  |
| "New" entryway door. |  |
| "New" entryway door detail. |  |
| Unmarked grave stone next to Vä. Clearly pre-reformation, this stone was probably used to mark either an important abbot of Vä or a significant supporter of the house. |  |
| Within two kilometers of Vä is Lyngsjö parish church (pronounced Linns-yerr). This church dates from the late 12th century and was clearly a parish of Vä. |  |
| Another view of Lyngsjö parish. This church has a baptistry dating from the 13th century that depicts the death of St. Thomas ā Becket! |  |
| Front gate at Lyngsjö |  |
