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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: SkipalehaugenCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 2.002 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Hordaland Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Bergen Nearest Village: Osøyro
Latitude: 60.172265N Longitude: 5.421455E
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 |
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Round Barrow(s) in Hordaland
The barrow called "Skipalehaugen" is located on a morane hill overlooking the sea to the south west. It is 10 metres East of a small shed on the Døso farm. The barrow was excavated in 1906 and was later restored. It is covered only in short grass and is easily visible. According to kulturminnesøk it is 18 metres in diameter and 3 metres in height.
20 metres to the east is another barrow, it is 12 metres in diameter and 1 metre in height. It is covered in high grass but easily visible.
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