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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Toldnes cairnsCountry: Norway Fylke: Nord-Trøndelag Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Steinkjer
Latitude: 63.977018N Longitude: 11.386364E
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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Most barrow cemeteries I visit are from the iron age but this cemetery dates from the bronze age making it very interesting as there are very few cemeteries dating back to the bronze age, most consist of single large burial cairns. The cemetery and cairns were covered in thick forest until just a few years ago but some of them have been cleared for vegetation and signposts have been set up at the main highway and also a large information poster at a small parking lot. The cairns are located along a walking path.
The smaller cairns range in size from just around 6 metres in diameter to around 10 metres. They are the most difficult to find. The largest are around 20 metres in diameter and the largest is around 22 metres across and 2 metres in height. It has a small standing stone on top. Standing stones on bronze age cairns are rare. The standing stone is around 70cm in height and around 20cm wide and has a pointy top. The cairn also have a deep crater in the side.
In total there are around 40 cairns in either single cairns or groups. Some of them are quite large and some of them have several burial chambers. 20 of the cairns have been excavated containing a total of 48 individuals. A number of grave goods have been found, a lof of jewelry, knifes, daggers and axes made in bronze have been found over the years suggesting the people once living here had a wealthy culture.
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