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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ytre Bø Runestone - Carving in Norway in Rogaland

Submitted by kenntha88 on Tuesday, 02 October 2012  Page Views: 1903

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Ytre Bø Runestone Alternative Name: Bøvika
Country: Norway Fylke: Rogaland Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Stavanger  Nearest Village: Randaberg
Latitude: 59.013763N  Longitude: 5.579123E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
4 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
4

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Ytre Bø Runestone
Ytre Bø Runestone submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Rogaland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)
Runestone in Rogaland

In the garden of the farm called Ytre Bø is a tall and beautiful runestone/standing stone. It is just 10 metres away from a private house and inside the garden. In front of the runestone is flower beds and small flower brushes.

The stone is tall, around 4,5 metres in height, around 60-70cm wide and about 30cm thick. It is shaped like a tall and slender standing slab. The top is has a flat shape. The stone is made of a bluish-grey type of stone and the colour looks very good in the evening light.

When you look at the stone from the south, the runic inscription is located down in the right corner, it is just 0,5 metre off the ground along one of the longer edges of the stone, and it reads from bottom to top. It is made of the younger runes from the newer futhark, it dates the stone to around 800-900AD.
The inscription is translated roughly as: "Kolbjørn was the name of a man that lived here."


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Ytre Bø Runestone
Ytre Bø Runestone submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Rogaland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ytre Bø Runestone
Ytre Bø Runestone submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ytre Bø Runestone
Ytre Bø Runestone submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ytre Bø Runestone
Ytre Bø Runestone submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Rogaland Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ytre Bø Runestone
Ytre Bø Runestone submitted by kenntha88

Ytre Bø Runestone
Ytre Bø Runestone submitted by kenntha88

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