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Natural PlacesSite Name: Leivset sacrificial siteCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 43.54 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Bodø Nearest Village: Fauske
Latitude: 67.228744N Longitude: 15.407295E
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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This is belived to be a ancient sacrificial place, but what makes it stand out from places like Stallogargo and Skarmunken is that this is not a completely natural shaped site.
It consists of two natural huge boulders laying with a small space betwen them, but it is also consisting of a low stone wall around it. This has made specualtions that it is maybe not a sami sacrificial place, but maybe far older and maybe of a different origin, however it is most likely that it is of sami origin.
It is a very interesting place, but unfortunately it is very overgrown with small bushes and bigger trees and can be hard to find. It was also difficult to photograph because of the growth.
Note: Coordinates revised in August 2009
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