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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Horgheim GravfeltCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 2.364 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Møre og Romsdal Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Åndalsnes
Latitude: 62.478738N Longitude: 7.767162E
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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The site has a stunning ambience with a superb view over he surrounding mountains and steep cliffs! The famous mountain climbing wall "Trollveggen" (the trolls wall) is just some kilometres away. And the site is not far from a popular view spot for tourists.
The site is located on a grassy field between the railway line and the river, it is overgrown with high grass, but the barrows are easy to see when you stand in the field.
I counted 7 round barrows or cairns. The range from 15 to 10 metres across, with craters in the middle suggesting they have been plundered.
The site also has a small and pretty standing stone. It is about 1,5 metres in height and around 20-30cm wide.
The name "Horgheim" can also be traced way back, since the word "Horg" means a place of worship in ancient times.
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