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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Jellhaugen Mound Alternative Name: Jell MoundCountry: Norway Fylke: Østfold Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Halden
Latitude: 59.146809N Longitude: 11.250923E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Raknehaugen at Jessheim is a little larger in diameter and 2 metres taller, it makes Jelhaug the second largest in Norway. The mound completely dominates the flat landscape and agricultural fields around. It is very close to the European highway (E6) and can easily be observed from the main road.
A saga tells that the mound is built for a king called Jell, however these tales are from more modern times and cannot be trusted. The mound is not completely excavated, only parts of it have been excavated, in 1968 however, it was dug a ditch trough the centre of the mound and the only findings was a cremation grave with burned human bones and a single amber pearl. The grave has been carbon-dated to around 426-598AD, the end of the age of migration. Traces of a early grave robbing was dated to around 692-896AD.
The mound is built by sand and moisture and the mound contains 20 000 cubic metres of mass. An estimation put it to be around 100 persons must have been working a whole year to build the mound. The area around is flat grassland and some wheat fields. The mound is overgrown only with short grass and it makes it very easy to see in the landscape!
Note: Excavations have begun on the Viking ship found in 2018 by a ground penetrating radar survey. This (hopefully) amazing find is located right next to the monumental Jell Mound in Østfold County, Norway (pictured). More news in the links on our page
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