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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Skedsmo Kirke Phallitic StoneCountry: Norway Fylke: Akershus Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lillestrøm Nearest Village: Skedsmo
Latitude: 59.993953N Longitude: 11.049060E
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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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Akershus
On the west side of the Gjoleidveien road is a modern monument made of king Olav Haraldsson and a battle with him and the people of Rauma. Right next to the modern monument on each side of it are two stones of ancient origin.
The stone to the right is flat, around 1 metre long and around 0,5 metres in height and around 0,4 metres in height. The flat surface on top are full of horizontal lines that has been carved into the stone. It is believed it has been used to sharpen arrows or swords.
The other stone to the left is the most interesting one. It is believed to be a phallic symbolic stone used for sacrificial rituals. It is around 0,8 metres in height, around 40cm wide and have a almost perfect cylindrical shape with a rounded top. Phallic stones occur all around Scandinavia. They are mostly connected to barrow cemeteries. Like this one is found close to the larger barrow cemetery at Sten-Tærud.
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