<< Our Photo Pages >> Turkestovhaugen - Cairn in Norway in Sogn og Fjordane
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: TurkestovhaugenCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 10.027 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Sogn og Fjordane Type: Cairn
Latitude: 61.075852N Longitude: 7.899310E
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 two cairns are close together, around 2 metres apart. They are 10 and 12 metres in diameter and both are 1,6 metres in height according to the kulturminnesøk website. They have been a little damaged in the sides. They also have some larger leaf trees growing on top.
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