<< Our Photo Pages >> Skjeltorpdyssen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Norway in Østfold
Submitted by kenntha88 on Sunday, 12 August 2012 Page Views: 5765
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: SkjeltorpdyssenCountry: Norway Fylke: Østfold Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Sarpsborg Nearest Village: Hunn
Latitude: 59.215063N Longitude: 11.121597E
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 |
Internal Links:
External Links:
The tomb has a very interesting history! Anders Lorange writes in a report from the year 1872 (when the tomb was still intact) that a local farmer removed the top slab (the roof slab) to use on his farm house as building material, but he died soon after he had got the stones to his farm. Some years later the four wall stones on the side holding up the roof was taken away by two other farmers, soon after they had taken the stones, they also died. Since then, the tomb has been left alone.
In 1942, the tomb was reconstructed from previous description and drawings made in the 1800 century. The side stones and roof slab was put back in their original location, however, the reconstructed tomb was moved some 200 metres to the east of the original positon.
The ground at the original position was excavated and have given some findings from the Funnelbeaker culture. Charcoal was also found and it was dated to younger stone age, around 4500BC.
Today the tomb is located next to a grain field, inside a very pretty fir forest, and to visit it, people have to cross agricultural fields, visitors should ask the local farm owner before walking into the field!
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the areaKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
431m NW 315° Stabbetorp mound* Round Barrow(s)
447m SE 124° Gunnarstorp Cairn* Cairn
494m E 87° Gunnarstorp Standing Stones* Standing Stones
894m W 264° Store-Dal Gravfelt* Barrow Cemetery
1.1km SE 138° Tyskerhøla* Stone Circle
1.2km SE 143° Gunnarstorp-Skole-Steinsettingen* Stone Circle
1.3km NW 318° Storedal Kultursenter* Modern Stone Circle etc
1.4km ESE 119° Kongegraven* Cairn
2.2km ESE 118° Solbergfeltet* Rock Art
2.6km W 277° Hunn gravfelt* Stone Circle
2.6km SE 128° Kapellangården* Stone Circle
2.6km E 91° Solberg* Rock Art
2.8km SE 125° Kaarehornæs* Stone Circle
2.9km W 280° Hunn-Midtfeltet* Stone Circle
3.0km SE 136° Hornnesveien Østre* Stone Circle
3.1km WNW 293° Ravnefjellet Bygdeborg* Hillfort
3.2km W 279° Hunn West Gravfelt* Barrow Cemetery
3.4km NNE 27° Pyntelund/Bjørnstadskipet* Rock Art
3.6km N 359° Molteberghellene* Rock Art
3.6km NE 55° Vestre Foss* Rock Art
3.7km SSE 166° Røaborgen* Hillfort
4.0km ENE 67° Skjeberg Kirke* Stone Circle
4.1km WNW 282° Borge-Store Grimstadveien* Barrow Cemetery
4.2km E 101° Guslund Nedre* Ancient Village or Settlement
4.3km E 98° Åsgarden cairn* Cairn
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.