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Submitted by kenntha88 on Friday, 16 October 2015 Page Views: 1154
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: PresteåsenCountry: Norway Fylke: Vestfold Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Larvik Nearest Village: Tanum
Latitude: 59.024401N Longitude: 9.968816E
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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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Vestfold
The site consits of one pretty standing stone inside the garden of a farm close to the Tanum church and one small round barrow at the edge of the modern Tanum cemetery.
The standing stone is located inside a private garden with a fence around it so I was only able to take photos from outside the fence using my zoom. The stone has been moved to this spot from a different site nearby but it is unknown the details about the original placement. The stone is 2,5 metres in height, around 60-70cm wide and 30cm thick. It has a rounded top and ruggid sides.
The small round barrow at the edge of the cemetery is around 12 metres in diameter and 1 metre in height. It is easily visible since the grass on top and around it is regularly being trimmed.
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