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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: TanumplatåetCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 2.961 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Akershus Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Oslo Nearest Village: Bærum
Latitude: 59.897694N Longitude: 10.478264E
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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Barrow Cemetery in Akershus
The Tanum barrow cemetery is located on a high ridge or hill with a really nice view to the south, east and west. The area belongs to the old Tanum farm and with agricultural areas all around. The barrows are close to a small country road and also close to some of the farm buildings.
The small cemetery consists of five round barrows, one of them a beautiful large round barrow and another partially destroyed long barrow. The largest barrow is covered with grass and some larger birch trees and is around 20 metres in diameter and 4 metres in height. It has a beautiful rounded top and does not seem to have been disturbed.
The second largest round barrow is 16 metres in diameter and around 2,5 metres in height. It too has a nice shape and it has a small stone table on top. The long barrow is 27 metres in length, 2,5 metres wide and 1 metre in height. It has been almost destroyed since a small shed has been built in the middle. The last two barrows are 12-15 metres in diameter but they have almost been destroyed from farm work and road construction. They are also more overgrown with vegetation and can be difficult to see.
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