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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: HodnafjellCountry: Norway Fylke: Rogaland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Stavanger Nearest Village: Vikevåg
Latitude: 59.075086N Longitude: 5.638647E
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 Hodnafjell standing stone is located on a small rocky hill close to the sea and with a very nice view over the sea to the south west. The stone is also easily visible from the sea. When I visited the site I was unable to get close to it because the whole area was inside a cattle fence with a lot of young bulls inside. I got some photos from a distance. Since it is no brush or trees nearby the stone was easy to see from a distance.
The stone is said to be 2,8 metres in height, 60cm wide at the base and around 40cm at the top. It is around 20cm thick. It fell down some years ago but was re-erected to its original position in 1945. Some smaller flat rocks are placed at the base for support.
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