<< Our Photo Pages >> Kvernmo Sacrificial Site - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Norway in Troms
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Kvernmo Sacrificial Site Alternative Name: NyheimCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 8.642 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Troms Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Narvik Nearest Village: Bjerkvik
Latitude: 68.646990N Longitude: 17.719617E
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 space between the boulders is the site where the sacrificial goods were put. No signs of bones etc are visible today.
The site is inside a fir forest with a country road going just some few metres to the west of the site, and it is very easy to notice.
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