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<< Our Photo Pages >> Vinstra Helleristninger - Rock Art in Norway in Oppland

Submitted by kenntha88 on Wednesday, 25 September 2019  Page Views: 741

Rock ArtSite Name: Vinstra Helleristninger
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 14.233 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Oppland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Vinstra
Latitude: 61.596392N  Longitude: 9.746196E
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.
2 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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Vinstra Helleristninger
Vinstra Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Oppland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)
At the communal house (city hall) of Vinstra is a large rock with some stone age carvings of elks. The rock was originally found at the edge of Gudbrandsdalen river next to the Eidefoss waterfall. The rock was moved since the water was about to cause damage to the carvings.

The boulder is exibited at the entrance of the small city hall and shows two figures believed to be elk. They are around 20-30 cm long. They are believed to be older stone age carvings (6000-5000BC). In the article I post the current location
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Vinstra Helleristninger
Vinstra Helleristninger submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Oppland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 2.6km E 86° Grytberget* Rock Art
 11.5km ESE 110° Sør-Fron-Prestegård* Round Barrow(s)
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