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<< Our Photo Pages >> Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger - Rock Art in Norway in Hordaland

Submitted by kenntha88 on Wednesday, 02 September 2020  Page Views: 740

Rock ArtSite Name: Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 21.61 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Hordaland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Odda  Nearest Village: Kinsarvik
Latitude: 60.369344N  Longitude: 6.631470E
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
5 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.
4 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
4

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Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Hordaland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)
This site has one of the most amazing and beautiful ambiences of any rock art site and also some of the most beautiful of any ancient sitea I have visited! The site is a huge stone boulder that was moved here during the last ice age. It is rested on a natural terrace with a wonderful view over the Hardanger fjord! A narrow dirt road leads up from the fjord and far up in the side of the hill.

The boulder is around 4 metres in height, around 7 metres long and around 4 metres wide. The surface is weatherbeaten though some parts have a smooth surface and this is where the carvings are located. The carvings don't seem to have any severe damage to them, probably because of the remote location.

On the southeast side are at least five ships, possibly a tree and six ring or "sun-wheel" carvings. Some of the ring carvings have beautiful patterns and pictures inside of them. Some with smaller rings inside and some have lines from the centre almost like a wheel. The ships are the classic bronze age ships with several vertical lines possibly representing a crew.
On the north side is another boat and a "sun circle". The carvings are deep and easy to see and have also been painted red. The carvings have been dated to bronze age, around 3000 years ago. This rock art site should be a must to all petroglyph enthusiasts!

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Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Hordaland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger
Håhaugsteinen Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88

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