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Submitted by kenntha88 on Thursday, 21 December 2023 Page Views: 7603
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sewing Needle of The Virgin MaryCountry: Norway Fylke: Rogaland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Haugesund Nearest Village: Avaldsnes
Latitude: 59.355801N Longitude: 5.291290E
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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lichen visited on 1st Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
It is tilting a little against the church wall making the distance from the top of the stone and the church wall only about 10 cm!
Why did the people that built the church so close to the menhir? We will never know. Maybe the legend is why the top of the stone has markings from hacking!
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