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Submitted by kenntha88 on Saturday, 06 September 2014  Page Views: 1729

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Asker Barrows
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 12.014 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Akershus Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Asker
Latitude: 59.842891N  Longitude: 10.437854E
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
4 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.
5 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
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Asker Barrows
Asker Barrows submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Akershus Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Akershus

Close to Asker church in an open landscape with grain fields and residential areas it is around 10 different sites with round barrows from the early to the late iron age (500BC to 1030AD). They all consists of round barrows built from stones and earth. The barrows probably have had a relation to this area being a gathering place or place of worship before the church was built.

There are two sites of barrows close to the main road from north to south and visible from the church. The one to the south consists of one huge beautiful round barrow, around 25 metres in diameter and around 4 metres in height, and two smaller round barrows, around 10-15 metres across and from 1.5 to 2.5 metres in height. They are covered in short grass and some large pine trees, and are easily visible. They have all very pretty rounded tops and does not seem to have been disturbed.

The site to the north also consists of three round barrows. One huge beautiful barrow, around 28 metres in height and around 4.5 metres in height. The two smaller ones are around 8 to 15 metres in diameter and from 1 to 2 metres in height. The barrows are built close to one another, almost touching each other. They are also covered in short grass and some large trees.

There is a legend that is linked to the barrow monuments at Asker. It reads as follows:

It was said that a large treasure was buried in one of the barrows here. The priest had one night in the 1830s set farm people to dig out one of the mounds in search of treasure. Suddenly, the workers were interrupted by that they could see a strange light over one of the nearby farms. It almost looks like the buildings was on fire, but when workers ran to the farm, everything was all fine. The men went back to the digging, and the same strange light occurred once again. It was therefore decided that they should leave the mound undisturbed.
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Asker Barrows
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Asker Barrows
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Asker Barrows
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Asker Barrows
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Asker Barrows
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Asker Barrows
Asker Barrows submitted by kenntha88

Asker Barrows
Asker Barrows submitted by kenntha88

Asker Barrows
Asker Barrows submitted by kenntha88

Asker Barrows
Asker Barrows submitted by kenntha88

Asker Barrows
Asker Barrows submitted by kenntha88

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