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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bessebostad, Grytøya Alternative Name: LundenesCountry: Norway Fylke: Troms Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Harstad
Latitude: 68.876040N Longitude: 16.566353E
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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The first site is just north of the church of Munkhaugen. It is a huge burial mound just 10 metres north of the churchyard. It is about 25 metres in diameter and about 1m in height. It is called "Munkhaug", or "The monk's mound", a local name. It has been overplown, but most of it is still visible. It is also 3 other smaller mounds in this site.
The second is a small peninsula called Bessebostadneset. It is a barrow cemetary on the peninsulas highest point consisting of about 20 or more smaller barrow mounds.
There is also a small boat house site, about 9 metres long and about 3-4 metres wide located in a small bay just north of the peninsula.
On a farm field close to the sea, about 1 kilometre west of Munkhaug is another pretty barrow mound, about 15 metres across and 1 metre in height with a very pretty profile and round top.
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23.0km WSW 242° Piklisteinen* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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26.1km NE 48° Eidekjosen Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement
26.4km SW 232° Hemmestad* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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33.9km WNW 286° Skavsteinan* Ancient Village or Settlement
35.6km WNW 295° Ã…se settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement
36.2km WNW 297° Dungan/Bønna iron age settlements* Ancient Village or Settlement
36.6km SSW 196° Ballstadneset* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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