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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gjerde standing stoneCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 0.321 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Hordaland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Village: Gjerde
Latitude: 59.663893N Longitude: 5.934892E
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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Inside the modern cemetery of Gjerde in the middle of the small village is a tall and beautiful standing stone.
The standing stone is almost vertically and with no tilting to either side. It is around 6 metres in height and around 40cm wide across. It has a very nice rounded cross-section.
The surface is very smooth compared to many other menhirs and the top ends in a sharp point. In modern times, someone has carved a cross almost at the top of the stone.
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