<< Our Photo Pages >> Tingsteinen - Ring Cairn in Norway in Vest-Agder
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: TingsteinenCountry: Norway Fylke: Vest-Agder Type: Ring Cairn
Nearest Town: Krisiansand Nearest Village: Tangvall
Latitude: 58.110231N Longitude: 7.831643E
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 site originally consisted of one large burial cairn with a stone circle around it, one single standing stone, two round burial cairns, one square-shaped stone setting consisting of four stones and one stone circle consisting of 11 stones. Most of the artifacts have been destroyed or removed in later years and today remains only one large burial cairn, one small round barrow and one standing stone.
The burial cairn is today 30 metres in diameter and 2 metres in height. It has a ring of larger stones around its edges, it was restored in 2008.
The small barrow is around 6 metres in diameter and 0,5 metres in height, It can be difficult to see even with short grass.
The standing stone is 1 metre in height, 50cm wide and 75cm thick. it is short with a small pointy top. It is located next to a parking lot.
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2.2km SSE 168° Søgne Runestone* Carving
2.3km SSE 166° Tangvall cist* Cist
11.9km ENE 60° Pjolterhaugen* Round Barrow(s)
12.0km ENE 63° Oddernes Runestone* Carving
15.2km WSW 241° Harkmark stone circle* Stone Circle
15.3km NNW 345° Stallemo* Barrow Cemetery
16.9km ENE 58° Hamresanden Ancient Village or Settlement
17.3km W 273° Stovelandsfeltet* Barrow Cemetery
17.5km ENE 58° Hamresanden Tingringen* Stone Circle
18.1km W 272° Røsesteinen* Standing Stone (Menhir)
20.6km WNW 297° Heddelandsmonen* Barrow Cemetery
28.6km WSW 254° Hoggandvik runestone* Carving
29.5km W 269° Tingplassen-Nylund* Stone Circle
31.0km W 264° Valle Kirke-Dronninghaugen* Round Barrow(s)
31.4km NE 42° The Mollestad Oak* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
32.4km NE 48° Skillsteinene* Stone Row / Alignment
33.3km NNW 328° Trygsland* Carving
34.9km NNW 329° Bjelland* Barrow Cemetery
41.8km W 260° Gahremonen* Barrow Cemetery
41.8km W 260° Olavs Mål* Standing Stone (Menhir)
42.0km W 260° Einars Mål* Standing Stone (Menhir)
43.7km W 277° Nygård* Barrow Cemetery
43.7km NW 304° Snartemo* Round Barrow(s)
44.3km W 277° Fruberhauen og Kong Brings Haug* Barrow Cemetery
44.8km NW 306° Krosshaugen* Barrow Cemetery
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