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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tennhaugen-Kongahaugen - Round Barrow(s) in Norway in Hordaland

Submitted by kenntha88 on Saturday, 01 October 2022  Page Views: 657

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tennhaugen-Kongahaugen
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 13.429 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Hordaland Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Bergen  Nearest Village: Osøyro
Latitude: 60.157489N  Longitude: 5.436372E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
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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Tennhaugen-Kongahaugen submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Hordaland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Hordaland

The site consists of two large round barrows. One of them (Kongahaugen) have been previously excavated and just half of the barrow remains today. The other (Tennhaugen) is undamaged and is a very pretty and easily visible round barrow. They both are located on a small grassy hill between several private houses and visible from a far distance.

Tennhaugen is around 20 metres in diameter and 2 metres in height. It is covered in only grass and easy to observe. Kongahaugen was originally 14 metres in diamter and 2 metres in height but today it is much lower, around 1 metre in height with a huge quartzite stone block in the center. The quartz block was found just above the burial chamber which consisted of a circle of stones with a stone slab on top forming a chamber. Inside the chamber was a layer of burned human bones but only some were burned, proving an incomplete or hastily cremation. No grave artifacts or grave goods were found. The barrow was dated to around 200-300AD and it is reason to believe the other barrow is from the same period.

From the barrows and the hill it is a very nice view over the sea to the east and south east.
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Tennhaugen-Kongahaugen submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Hordaland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

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