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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ekeberg Skipssetning
Country: Norway Fylke: Oslo Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Oslo
Latitude: 59.895680N Longitude: 10.769100E
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

no data Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

no data Access:

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.

no data Accuracy:

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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Stone Circle in Oslo

Situated in the outskirts of Oslo high up on the hill in the park at Ekeberg is a large gravefield that contains the remains of several burial mounds, two cup marked stones, a stone circle and a stone ship setting. Information boards are located at each site and the sites are easily accessed via a public footpath.
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