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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bøvika standing stones Alternative Name: Ytre BøCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 2.512 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Rogaland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Stavanger Nearest Village: Randaberg
Latitude: 59.014267N Longitude: 5.578265E
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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This tall and slender standing stone is one of the most beautiful standing stones I have seen so far!
The stone is standing on top of a small round cairn, probably a burial cairn. It is only 5 metres wide and covered in grass and some smaller leaved trees.
The area around is a grassy open field with a nice view over the sea. The stone itself is around 6.5 metres in height, almost 7 metres in height! It is around 30 cm wide at the widest and it has a beautiful smooth surface. Some smaller trees are growing around the base. It is tilting just a little to one side. I was really impressed by seeing this stone! The stone is visible from miles away.
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