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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Guddal Jøtulstaven Alternative Name: Guddal Bautastein, Oppstryn Bautastein, GrovCountry: Norway
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Fylke: Sogn og Fjordane Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Village: Stryn
Latitude: 61.923497N Longitude: 7.169652E
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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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.
It has a square-shaped cross section. The edges are sharp and rugged. It is slightly tilting to one side.
It is a located on a grassy river plain in Upper Stryn Valley. From the site there are beautiful views towards the mountains on each side.
A local myth tells of a giant troll walking across the valley. It had a walking staff and when it wanted to have a rest, it leaned on the staff. One piece broke-off and remained since then.
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