<< Our Photo Pages >> Torshov - Barrow Cemetery in Norway in Akershus
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Torshov Alternative Name: BrushaugenCountry: Norway Fylke: Akershus Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Kløfta Nearest Village: Gjerdrum
Latitude: 60.101954N Longitude: 11.087265E
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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19 barrows are known around the large farm called Torshov. The Torshov is located on a large flat area with some spread out forests and mostly wheat fields. The highway 429 goes north-south through the area.
Some of the barrows are single barrows, one large to the east of the highway and one large to the west. They are located in the middle of the wheat fields. There are two small barrow cemeteries to the east of the highway. I will describe them individually.
- At the west of the highway and at the edge of a larger forest is a large round barrow. The barrow is 22 metres in diameter and 3.5 metres in height. The barrow is overgrown with some huge trees and some smaller forest vegetation. It is still easy to observe from the road. There is also a signpost showing the barrows in the area. This barrow is called "Sletthaugen".
- To the east of the highway and south-east of Sletthaugen and in the middle of a wheat field is another pretty round barrow. It is 19 metres in diameter and 2.5 metres in height. It is overgrown with forest vegetation and large trees. It is called "Stashaugen".
- To the east of the highway are two barrow cemeteries. The one to the north has 8 barrows, six round barrows and two elongated barrows. This cemetery only has a few trees and smaller forest vegetation. The other barrow cemetery has three barrows, one is large.
The northern barrow cemetery consists of 8 round and 2 elongated barrows. The barrows are very close to one another, almost touching each other. The largest barrow is 15 metres in diameter and 2.5 metres in height. It has a beautiful rounded shape. The other round barrows are from 7 to 14 metres in diameter and from 0.7 to 2.5 metres in height. The two elongated barrows are in the south-east part of the cemetery. They are around 14 metres in length, around 4.5 metres wide and around 1.5 metres in height.
The smaller barrow cemetery to the south consists of three round barrows. The largest barrow is 22 metres in diameter and around 3 metres in height. The other two barrows are around 11 metres in diameter and 1.5 metres in height. This barrow cemetery is very heavily overgrown with trees and brush.
The presence of such large burial monuments shows that this area had a large and wealthy population in the Iron Age. There has originally been more barrows, but some of them have been erased because of plowing and road construction. The name "Torshov" is from the word "Hov" which means pagan place of worship and the Norse god Tor. Many of the barrows have also been excavated by amateurs and have craters on top. The barrows have been dated to late Iron Age, around 700 to 900AD.
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