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<< Our Photo Pages >> Haraldshaugen Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in Norway in Rogaland

Submitted by kenntha88 on Monday, 17 September 2012  Page Views: 2055

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Haraldshaugen Barrow
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 15.501 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Rogaland Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Haugesund
Latitude: 59.428662N  Longitude: 5.258739E
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
4 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
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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Haraldshaugen Barrow
Haraldshaugen Barrow submitted by kenntha88 : (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Rogaland

This is considered the barrow mound of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway, however if this is really his grave it is disputable. This place is mentioned in the Snorre Sturlasson kings sagas.

It reads as following:
"King Harald died of disease in Rogaland and is buried in Haugar in a mound overlooking the Karmøy sound." There is however disputes about this exact barrow could be the tomb of Harald Fairhair.

In later years the mound was reconstructed and a large stone pillar was erected on top of the mound and 12 smaller in a ring around the edges.

The mound itself is around 30 metres in diameter and around 6 metres in height. It has a very pretty rounded shape. From the mound it is a beautiful view over the open ocean.


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Haraldshaugen Barrow
Haraldshaugen Barrow submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Rogaland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

Haraldshaugen Barrow
Haraldshaugen Barrow submitted by kenntha88 : The Haraldshaugen lies in a earlyer barrow cemetery, most of the other smaller mounds have been lost. Next to the mound are these almost overplown barrows. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Haraldshaugen Barrow
Haraldshaugen Barrow submitted by kenntha88 : In my opinion, the beautiful round barrow would look better without the modern monument on top, it should have been built next to the mound. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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