<< Our Photo Pages >> Kviby sacrificial site - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Norway in Finnmark
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Kviby sacrificial site Alternative Name: GudøynesCountry: Norway Fylke: Finnmark Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Alta Nearest Village: Kviby
Latitude: 70.113153N Longitude: 23.372512E
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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In the rocky hillside down towards the sea, it is a noticeable outcrop with sharp edges, almost forming a human figure. It was originally a huge boulder standing on top of the outcrop, forming a shape like a human torso with neck and shoulders and head.
It was more impressive some years ago, but in the 50`s, some local young men decided to have some fun and they pushed the larger boulder so it fell off the outcrop and landed in the hillside below the site!
Later tales say that the two young men allegedly lost their lives in suspicious ways just days after they had ruined the site, and this was by the locals considered the gods revenge for the crime! But this tale is not confirmed in any way, and is of course to be seen as a just a local legend!
The site is not far away from the sacrificial site of Slottsbergkjerringa and is in an area with great historical importance to the sami people.
Note: Fylke/County: Finnmark Kommune/District: Alta
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