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<< Our Photo Pages >> Drotten Helleristning - Rock Art in Norway in Oppland

Submitted by Martin_L on Sunday, 27 November 2011  Page Views: 4127

Rock ArtSite Name: Drotten Helleristning Alternative Name: Helleristningene på Lillehammer
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 5.815 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Oppland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Lillehammer  Nearest Village: Fåberg
Latitude: 61.182140N  Longitude: 10.411150E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Drotten Helleristning
Drotten Helleristning submitted by Martin_L : Scan of diapositive taken in 1995. Stone age rock carving situated at the western shore of river Lågen. The carvings are located at an almost vertical rock face. There are three adjacent panels mainly depicting elk. Size of the elks various between 30cm and 50cm. The site is difficult to reach when the river is flooded. The carvings nowadays are painted to ease visibility from the shoreline... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone age rock carving situated at the western shore of river Lågen. The carvings are located at an almost vertical rock face. There are three adjacent panels mainly depicting elk.

Size of the stylized elks (most common interpretation) various between 30cm and 50cm. The site is difficult to reach especially when the river is flooded. The carvings nowadays are painted in to ease visibility from the shoreline.

References:
[1] Gutorm Gjessing: “Veideristninger ved Drotten i Fåberg”, Universitetets Oldsaksamlings Årbok 1941-1942, S. 103-108. Oslo
[2] Egil Mikkelsen: “Østnorske veideristninger — kronologi og ökokulturelt miljö”. In: Viking 40, 1977, S. 147-201.



Additional info by Kenntha88 in September 2017:

This site is a good long walk from a parking lot on the hillside overlooking the river Gudbrandsdalslågen. It is a signpost that shows the path leading down the steep hill and through the forest about one kilometer all the way down to the edge of the river.

The rock art panel is located on a small vertical rock outcrop going into the river itself. When I visited the site I was not equipped for going into the cold water itself so I had to step on a rock and lean out to get any photographs at all! The carvings have probably once been carved from a boat on the vertical cliff. The carvings are so close to the water so they are probably easier to visit when the water level in the river is lower or frozen in winter! I have seen other photos where the water level is so low that someone could easily walk all the way up to the carvings. The site also has a beautiful view over the river even with some large rocky outcrops hanging over the path looks kind of dangerous!

In the 60s the large rock outcrop was about to crack and fall down into the river, so the rock was repaired with concrete and steel bars to avoid this to happen.

The carvings consists of 7 elk or raindeer figures. The largest animal around 45cm long. None of the animal carvings are pictured with horns so there are theories they are oxen or cows but the carvings are believed to be from stone age, about 4000 to 6000 years ago. They are typical for the hunter/gathering carvings from the stone age. The carvings were painted red in the 60s so they are easier observable.


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Drotten Helleristning
Drotten Helleristning submitted by Martin_L : Scan of diapositive taken in 1995. Stone age rock carving located at the western shore of river Lågen. The carvings are located at an almost vertical rock face. There are three adjacent panels mainly depicting elk. Size of the elks various between 30cm and 50cm. The site is difficult to reach when the river is flooded. The carvings nowadays are painted to ease visibility from the shoreline... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Drotten Helleristning
Drotten Helleristning submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Oppland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

Drotten Helleristning
Drotten Helleristning submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Drotten Helleristning
Drotten Helleristning submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Drotten Helleristning by Peaty10 on Sunday, 26 June 2022
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At the end, Google Maps will send you through a gravel pit (free accessible), making the walk less than 100 meters and less steep.
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