<< Our Photo Pages >> Lækkenga Settlement - Ancient Village or Settlement in Norway in Nordland
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Multi-periodSite Name: Lækkenga SettlementCountry: Norway Fylke: Nordland Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Bodø Nearest Village: Brønnøysund
Latitude: 65.830324N Longitude: 12.432404E
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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It is basically the same type of "ring" shaped settlement as at Værem Namdalen, Vollmoen Steigen and Åse Andøya. But the arrangements of the housings are not so neatly laid out like in many of the other settlement location where the housings are shaped in two more or less "perfect" semi-circles. This gives this settlement a more or less "messy" look when you compare it with other of the same type.
On top of the main structure remains, there are other foundation marks from an older age. This settlement has been in use for a very long time period, from the age of wondering (about 400AD) until the later iron age (about 1000AD).
The house foundations vary in size from about 12 metres to 6 metres in length and from 3 to 5 metres width. They do not rise much from the flat terrain as in many of the other settlement sites, so it was difficult to get good pictures, although the foundation marks are very easy to see as I walked on them.
Several smaller round burial mounds are located in and around the site. They are from 10 to 4 metres across and from 1 to 0,5 metres in height.
The remains of an ancient stone fence is clearly visible on the ground. It runs for about 20 metres in length, just to the south of the settlement. It is easy to feel under ground as you step on it.
In the site and around the outside of the settlement are a number of smaller round hills with remains of coal in the bottom, these are remains of ancient fireplaces, also called "cooking pits".
Just to the south-west of the site, about 10 metres from the closest foundation mark is the standing stone called "Lekamøya Spåa". It is 2.8 metres in height and about 20-30cm wide. It tilts a little to the south.
The site is in a beautiful place with low vegetation and some scattered leaf trees, some inside the site, and surrounded by forest.
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