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

Submitted by kenntha88 on Saturday, 15 December 2007  Page Views: 7623

Natural PlacesSite Name: Nordkjosbotn sacrificial site Alternative Name: Vollan
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 93.973 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Troms Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Tromsø
Latitude: 69.221388N  Longitude: 19.579182E
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.
5 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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Nordkjosbotn sacrificial site
Nordkjosbotn sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : The huge boulder seen from the south. It is marked with a lot of grafitti! Anyway, the stone is very impressive! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Norway

This site is an ancient sacrificial site for the Sami people, it consists of a really huge (about 20 metres tall) boulder, it is diamond-shaped and with one of the sharpest edges pointing up to the sky. It is about 0.5-1m tick, and looks like a enormous slab standing on one of the pointed edges. It standing about 10 metres north of the european road nmb6, and it is impossible not to notice this enormous landmark!
Sadly, the stone has been painted with layers and layers of grafitti, from local people and also tourists that has went past it over the years!
This place is a road-crossing between the main highway that continues north, and the highway going north-west to the town of Tromsø, and is easy to get to.
It was originally two of these enormous standing slabs, but the other one was removed when the main highway was buildt.
Despite the removing of the other stone and all the colourful grafitti, the site is still a impressing sight!
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Nordkjosbotn sacrificial site
Nordkjosbotn sacrificial site submitted by kenntha88 : This is a picture taken from the west. It shows the flat shape of the boulder. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Nordkjosbotn sacrificial site by kenntha88 on Friday, 21 August 2009
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The correct coordinates are: Lat: 69.221388 Lon: 19.579182
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Re: Nordkjosbotn sacrificial site by kenntha88 on Saturday, 05 January 2008
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Fylke/County: Troms
Kommune/District: Balsfjord
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