<< Our Photo Pages >> Valhaugen - Round Barrow(s) in Norway in Nordland
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Valhaugen Alternative Name: GleinCountry: Norway Fylke: Nordland Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Sandnessjøen
Latitude: 66.156546N Longitude: 12.613420E
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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Round Barrow and Phallic stone in Norway. This white stone is a phallic symbol. Many of these shaped white stones are found around Norway. This is the largest ever found.
They are all white stones made of marble with a phallus shape. They were probably important in some old fertility cult, or some kind of worship.
They are all dated back to early scandinavian iron age, about 400-600 CE.
The location where the stone was found is actually some distance away from the burial mound where it was placed some years ago, and where it can be seen today.
The burial mound called Valhaugen is impressive in itself. It's about 40 metres across and over 6 metres tall and with an almost perfect shape. Although it was restored some years ago when the phallus stone was placed on top. It is one of the prettiest iron age sites in North Norway.
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