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<< Our Photo Pages >> Vestre Godderstad - Stone Circle in Norway in Aust-Agder

Submitted by kenntha88 on Friday, 14 September 2012  Page Views: 2275

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Vestre Godderstad
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 18.852 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Aust-Agder Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Tvedestrand  Nearest Village: Holt
Latitude: 58.607124N  Longitude: 8.868595E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
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Vestre Godderstad submitted by kenntha88 : (could you please put this as the main photo of the site page?) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Aust-Agder

This grave monument was removed from its original position at Vestre Godderstad to just next to the Holt church.

It is a triangular stone setting consisting of three pillar stones that forms the corners of the triangular grave. The sides consists of stone blocks on the same level as the slope. The corner stones are around 0,5 to 0,8 metres high. The sides in the triangle between the stones is around 6 metres. A single slab-like stone was raised from the centre. The graves date from older iron age, around 200-300AD.

The site was excavated by the University of Oslo in 1957 and bore clear traces of grave robbers. Remains consisting of potshards and burnt bones were found, pointing to a burial custom involving cremation and grave goods.
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Vestre Godderstad
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