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<< Our Photo Pages >> Skjeggehaugen - Round Barrow(s) in Norway in Sør-Trøndelag

Submitted by kenntha88 on Saturday, 21 November 2009  Page Views: 5346

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Skjeggehaugen Alternative Name: Ørland Kirke
Country: Norway Fylke: Sør-Trøndelag Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Trondheim  Nearest Village: Brekstad
Latitude: 63.692902N  Longitude: 9.650073E
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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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Skjeggehaugen submitted by kenntha88 : From the opposite side of the mound. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Norway. This huge burial mound is a beauty!! This one and the ones on Øyem in Namdalen is perhaps the most prettiest barrows I have been so far.

It is located about 60 metres north-east of the church on Ørland Church, inside a small grazing field for cows, with electrical fences surrounding the field. It is no problem to see and photograph the mound since there is a total absence of trees in the field.
The mound itself is about 50-60 metres across and from 6-7 metres in height. It has a beautiful shape and a almost perfect round top and clear edges.

The mound is locally called "Skjeggehaugen" after a local chieftain mentioned in the norse kings sagas by Snorre Sturlasson during the 1200s. Jerskjegge (the nickname means "iron beard" in norse) was a local chieftain in the viking area refusing to take up christianity when King Olav Tryggvasson was trying to force christianity on the population in Trøndelag.

Jernskjegge refused and was executed. But if the mound is truly made for this character is probably not true. Even so, ancient tales and sagas surrounding ancient sites is always interesting.
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Skjeggehaugen submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Skjeggehaugen submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Skjeggehaugen submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Skjeggehaugen submitted by kenntha88 : Judging by the cows grazing on top of the mound, its easy to get a impression of the size of the mound! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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