<< Our Photo Pages >> Ballstadneset - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Norway in Nordland
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: BallstadnesetCountry: Norway Fylke: Nordland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Harstad Nearest Village: Ballstad
Latitude: 68.559943N Longitude: 16.310813E
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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On the highest point of the Ballstadneset is a small and pretty standing stone. The stone is standing on a small mound around 6 metres across and around 0,5 metres in height that could be the remains of a small round barrow. Over the years there have been dumped some smaller stones and earth around the stone so it was originally higher.
The stone is today around 1,70 metres in height, around 35cm wide and around 20cm thick. The top ends in a small point. The stone is standing close to a small barn building but to the west and south and south west is a very nice view over Tjeldsund.
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25.0km SW 223° Nes-Fort-Vest* Rock Art
25.0km SW 222° Neshaugen-Sør* Rock Art
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28.0km S 181° Valle carvings* Carving
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33.3km SW 231° Flåbergan* Rock Art
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