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Multi-periodSite Name: Gokstadhaugen Alternative Name: KongshaugenCountry: Norway Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Oslo Nearest Village: Sandefjord
Latitude: 59.140780N Longitude: 10.253120E
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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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 14th Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The tumulus is really gigantic and in its symmetrical form one of the most beautiful I have seen so far.
AnetteViking ilsignorstano have visited here
Gokstadhaugen, or Kongshaugen (King's mound) is a burial mound near Sandar, kommune Sandefjord, fylke Vestfold, Norway. The excavation that took place there in 1880 revealed a ship burial dated back to 9th century, most probably the grave of Olaf Geirstad-Alf of the House of Yngling.
Reference:
-Christensen, A.E. Ingstad, A.S. and Myhre, B. (1992) "Osebergdronningens Grav", Oslo
-The Gokstad Ship on Wikipedia
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