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<< Our Photo Pages >> Presteåsen - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Norway in Vestfold

Submitted by kenntha88 on Friday, 16 October 2015  Page Views: 1154

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Presteåsen
Country: Norway Fylke: Vestfold Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Larvik  Nearest Village: Tanum
Latitude: 59.024401N  Longitude: 9.968816E
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
3 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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Presteåsen submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Vestfold Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Presteåsen
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