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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gleinsneset Cemetery - Barrow Cemetery in Norway in Nordland

Submitted by kenntha88 on Tuesday, 17 November 2009  Page Views: 2659

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gleinsneset Cemetery
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 11.477 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Nordland Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Bodø  Nearest Village: Brønnøysund
Latitude: 66.157037N  Longitude: 12.626724E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
4 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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Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)
The barrow cemetery at Gleinsneset lies inside a very pretty pine tree forest with parts of the forest been thinned to make the barrows more easily visible. The sunlight that shines trough the pine trees and find their way to the forest floor makes the whole site have a certain aura of mysticism, in some old tales these area is said to be haunted, and people were reporting glowing moving light balls and weird voices. The folk lore surrounding the site makes it very interesting!

The site itself consists of two large round barrows, they are about 20 metres across and looking a little flat on top, they dont elevate mouch up from the terrain, they are about 1 metre in height. One of them have a standing slab in the centre, it is hard to say if its a standing stone or a part of a burial chamber.

The site also have five more round barrows. They have very pretty shapes and look undisturbed. They are from around 12-15 metres across and from 1 to 2 metres in height. They have deep and clear ditches around the edges.

The are had originally 3 more round barrows. They have been excavated in earlier years, leaving round impressions in the ground.

The area also had a long barrow, it was also excavated, and left a very pretty ship-shaped depression in the ground. It is possible to see today exactly how the ship was laid out and how large it was.

Additionally there was found a flat-ground barrow with the stone coffin still visible. It is maid of 6 slabs forming a burial coffin. It is easy to see the "coffin" in the ground.

The site also have a round burial cairn located further out close by the sea, it is about 12 metres across and about 1 metre in height. It is located on top of a hill overlooking the sea.

The area has been made possible to visit with a footpath leading to the site and signposts showing the path to the site.
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Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : This ship-shaped impression in the ground is the site of one of the long barrows. The shape of the boat is easily visible with the bow just behind the small tree in the middle of the picture. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : The burial cairn further out above the sea. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : A open stone burial chamber in one of the excavated mounds. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : The top of the stone slab in the center of the largest mound.

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Norway

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : One of the several beautiful round barrows.

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Norway

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : The other largest barrow mound. The two largest ones are close to each other, almost touching each others edges.

Gleinsneset Cemetery
Gleinsneset Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 : One of the two largest mounds in the cemetery with the top of the stone slab barely visible on top.

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