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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Norway

Submitted by kenntha88 on Thursday, 22 November 2007  Page Views: 3371

Natural PlacesSite Name: Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site Alternative Name: Finnkirka
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 23.23 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Tromsø
Latitude: 69.224477N  Longitude: 18.886528E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site
Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : This funny-looking stone was used as a idol for the ancient semi gods. It looks interesting enough! (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is actually not only one sacrificial site, but two. It is not known if they are connected to each other in any way, they are within a distance of about 50 metres away from each other.

The first one consists of four massive cube shaped natural boulders, two really large ones, about 12 metres tall and 12-15 metres wide with a small space between them. Two smaller flat ones are laying into the larger ones, they are flat on top, and look almost as an altar.

There is a small crack between the larger boulders, and we found pieces of reindeer horns inside the crack. Reindeer horns and meat were very commonly used as sacrificial goods. The stones are visible from a very far distance.

Both sites are laying on a huge mountain plateau between two mountains, one in the north-west and the other one in south-east. To get there, you have to walk trough the forest below the mountain, up through a really steep mountainside, and then the stone is visible on a far distance high up on the mountain plateau.

The site is about 500-600 metres above sea level. The view from this site, and of course, from the top of the stone is beautiful! You can see really far from this place.

The other site is located about 50 metres south of the huge boulders. It is also further up in the mountainside. It is not as impressive as the first one, but it is just as interesting!

It consists of a huge round stone laying balanced on top of a smaller one. It is almost human-shaped with shoulders, neck and head. It has been used as a icon of a old semi god. There have been sacrificial rites here too, but if it is connected to the other one, or have been in use at the same time, or separated is uncertain.
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Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site
Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : This is me on top of the largest boulder. It is a beautiful view over the valley below and to the other mountains around! (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site
Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : This is the crack between the stones. There are still some pieces of reindeer horns, but have they been sacrificed or got there in a natural way? This space was said to be filled up with bones just 50 years ago, and this site has been in use up to the modern age! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site
Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : The boulders seen from the north. The crack between the boulders and the two flat boulders in the foreground that makes the "altar" visible in the foreground. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site
Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : The site seen from the east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site
Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : This is the second sacrificial site. The picture of the massive boulders is taken from the north-east.

Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site
Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : The stone seen from a little distance in a nice mountain landscape.

Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site
Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : The stone seen from south-west. It is about 1.20m in height.

Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site
Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : Traces of armoured tracks are visible right beside the stone! The whole area is inside a military training ground for artillery and tanks! But the military removed their training ground to another location because of prehistoric sites in this area! A battle is won for all historians and everyone with an interest in prehistory! (1 comment)

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Re: Mårfjellskardet sacrificial site by kenntha88 on Friday, 21 August 2009
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The right coordinates are: Lat: 69.224477 Lon: 18.886528
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