<< Our Photo Pages >> Grotte Mound - Round Barrow(s) in Norway in Sør-Trøndelag
Submitted by kenntha88 on Monday, 09 November 2009 Page Views: 2736
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grotte Mound Alternative Name: Meldal PrestegårdCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 3.755 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Sør-Trøndelag Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Trondheim Nearest Village: Meldal
Latitude: 63.045660N Longitude: 9.719896E
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 mound is in the middle of a grazing field for animals, so it was not possible to come any closer to photograph the mound.
It is about 12 metres across and about 1,5 metre in height. It has a very pretty and undisturbed shape.
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