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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: RishaugenCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 4.088 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Akershus Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Drøbak
Latitude: 59.656317N Longitude: 10.702776E
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 |
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Round Barrow(s) in Akershus
Rishaugen is a beautiful round barrow located just next to the Drøbakveien road. Along the road have been several large barrows but sadly many of them have been lost over the years due to farming and road construction.
The barrow is 28 metres in diameter and 6 metres in height. It is covered by grass and some larger leaf trees. A ditch has been dug into the barrow from the west and ends in the centre. But even with the ditch the barrow is still a beautiful sight!
The name Rishaugen comes from the word "Rise" which means "Troll". It has probably come from a local tale which is is connected to the barrow:
In Rishaugen lived the beautiful Herlaug with their parents. She fell in love with a local boy Åsulf, but he was a human and she was a "Hulder" which is a sort of nymph. During the midsummer feast the two met and Herlaug song:
Every midsummer and July we are feasting,
then rejoice our volatile Spirit the best.
We rejoice in the Sun and stars shine,
Oh dear, some just your soul!
But Åsulf rejected her and said, "You can not have much to rejoice at? You are all just trolls! "Herlaug was the screaming and wailing and carried into the barrow, where she died in the hands of her parents. The barrow closed, and has never been opened since.
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