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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Borkenes Cemetary Alternative Name: Borkenes standing stoneCountry: Norway Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Harstad Nearest Village: Borkenes
Latitude: 68.776920N Longitude: 16.169128E
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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Standing stones in Norway are thought to be markers of graves, no excavation has taken place at this site, but the contrast between the ancient grave marking and the modern christian graves are quite interesting.
Note: Coordinates revised in August 2009
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