<< Our Photo Pages >> Pigghedlene - Standing Stones in Norway in Rogaland
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: PigghedleneCountry: Norway Fylke: Rogaland Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Randaberg Nearest Village: Stavanger
Latitude: 59.042616N Longitude: 5.759261E
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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These are probably the most beautiful standing stones I have ever seen ever!
They are like two tall, thin, slender and beautiful needles on a hilltop overlooking the sea and islands around! The guide I used said only "two standing stones, around 6 metres in height", but when I saw them I was amazed how beautiful they look!
I am sure the previous measurement that said "around 6 metres tall" is wrong. I am sure the height must be around 7 metres for the tallest and around 6.5 metres for the other, slightly lower stone.
They are very slender in shape, around 40-50cm wide and with a rounded or oval cross section. Some moss is growing on them.
The tallest stone has previously been broken into two halves and the other stone into three parts, but they have been put together with a mix of cement and iron with bolts through the stones. The repair is easily visible and disturb a little the beauty of the stones, however it does not make the site less fascinating! I was lucky to get to this site in a very nice summer afternoon weather with a lovely low sunlight.
When you see the site, you can't avoid thinking what kind of important person was it that gets such a grave monument!
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