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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: LavangenCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 0.662 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Narvik Nearest Village: Lavangen
Latitude: 68.789842N Longitude: 17.782230E
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 site is on top of a broad plateau with the mountain in the east and the fjord in the west. From this place it is a very good and broad view over the Lavangen fjord and the sea to the north. It is a very typical location for iron age settlements/farms, good view and access to the sea and the mountains.
It consists of one very large barrow mound (about 30 metres across and 2 metres tall), and three medium-sized barrows, (about 15 metres across and 1 metre tall.) One large burial cairn and one possible trace of a long house.
All the mounds look unplundered and have a very pretty round shape.
It has very pretty natural surroundings with grass meadows and forests behind. It is well worth a visit!
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