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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Norway in Nordland

Submitted by kenntha88 on Thursday, 28 August 2008  Page Views: 4516

Natural PlacesSite Name: Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 85.227 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Nordland Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Narvik  Nearest Village: Hamarøy
Latitude: 67.702892N  Longitude: 15.846062E
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
1 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
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Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Norway: (Vote or comment on this photo)
Sacrificial Site in Norway. This site was not hard to find because of the details I had found in an old book of ancient Sami heritage sites, however this was perhaps the most hazardous trip I have ever had to photograph any site! The site is an ancient Sami sacrificial site located on the top of a huge steep mountainside littered with huge rocks and boulders once fallen out of the cliff side further up. The mountainside was really dangerous, many large loose rocks, deep cracks between them and the slippery stone surface made this trip dangerous.

The site is on top of these rocks and once youre up, its a awesome wiew of the Mørsvikbotn fjord and the mountains around it.

Once up, you notice a huge flat triangle-shaped shard boulder standing out of the cliff and looks quite impressive. Behind this rock there is a crack between it and the mountainside, and in this small space, the sacrificed animals were placed. The crack is still today filled with houndreds of bones of sacrificed animals! And the site today seem totally untouched, maybe because of the difficult terrain.

When I went down I actually had to bend down a small fir tree and lower myself down using it as a ladder, visitors is adviced to be extremly careful in this terrain.

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Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site
Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Norway: (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site
Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site
Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site
Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site
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Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site
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Re: Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site by kenntha88 on Friday, 21 August 2009
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This is the right coordinates: Lat: 67.702892 Lon: 15.846062
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Re: Mørsvikbotn sacrificial site by Aluta on Sunday, 31 August 2008
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Thank you. A wonderful and fascinating site.
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