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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Vestgårdøya Bronze age Cairn Alternative Name: ZODIAC CairnCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 16.594 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Østfold Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Halden Nearest Village: Tistedal
Latitude: 59.169200N Longitude: 11.711010E
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 |
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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 |
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43559959 visited on 10th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 1
It is not a nightmare to find, but you need a boat of some kind to get there.
The cairn has been opened up and seems to contain three graves that lie exposed.
There is a standing stone close by, but I suppose this is not ancient.
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