Megalithic Portal: Latest from Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Austrheim standing stone

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:51:38 GMT

]]>. This is one of the most beautiful standing stones I have seen and in one of the most beautiful settings! The stone is located on a small mound (probably a barrow) called "Hellehaugen". It is around 5 metres in diameter and around 0.5 metres in height. The mound itself is of no notable size, but the stone on top is really making it notable!

Balestrand barrows

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:42:58 GMT

]]>. Round Barrow(s) in Sogn og FjordaneWithin the village of Balestrand, Sognefjord are three large and beautiful round barrows. They have been restored in later years and are covered only with short grass and are easy to see. From this location there is a beautiful view over the sea.

Vik Barrows

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:15:24 GMT

]]>. Round Barrows in Sogn og Fjordane The small village of Vik in the south side of Sognefjord has two round barrows. Previously there were several large round barrows located in this village, many have been lost in later years.

Vereide barrow cemetery

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:02:45 GMT

]]>. Barrow Cemetery in Sogn og FjordaneFew places in the country have the same concentration of ancient burial mounds than on the north side of Gloppefjord, especially at Vereide. In the burial ground in Vereide there have been recorded nearly 200 burials dating from the Late Bronze Age to the Iron Age.

Hornsetra standing stone

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:27:10 GMT

]]>. Standing Stone (Menhir) in Sogn og FjordaneOn a small marshy plain between a steep mountain and the sea at the small Island of Barmen is a small and pretty standing stone.

Vellane standing stone

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:38:52 GMT

]]>. Standing Stone (Menhir) in Sogn og Fjordane This beautiful slender standing stone is located 10 metres south of the highway going east-west through the small village of Stryn.

Fyling standing stone

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:15:19 GMT

]]>. Standing Stone (Menhir) in Sogn og FjordaneThis slender and pretty standing stone is located on a steep grassy hillside overlooking the Fylingsvatnet lake. It is standing at the edge of a narrow natural terrace in the hillside.

Myklebust Round Barrows

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:39:49 GMT

]]>. Round Barrows in Sogn og Fjordane In the small village of Nordfjordeid at an old farm site called Myklebust are two large round barrows. They are called "Rundehogen" and "Skjoratippen". Rundehogen is 30 metres in diameter and around 4 metres in height. Skjoratippen is 32 metres in diameter and 4 metres in height. The site had originally 5 mounds, but three mounds have been lost in later years. In the Rundehogen, the famous Myklebust ship was found.

Guddal J�tulstaven

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:16:34 GMT

]]>. This impressive standing stone is around 4.5 metres tall and very slender. Width is around 1 metre at the base, but in a height of 1 metre the stone narrows and the width reduces to only around 0,3m.

Fureb� Standing Stone

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:42:06 GMT

]]>. Standing Stone (Menhir) in Sogn og Fjordane