<< Our Photo Pages >> Stokkavarden - Cairn in Norway in Sogn og Fjordane
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: StokkavardenCountry: Norway Fylke: Sogn og Fjordane Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Flora Nearest Village: Svelgen
Latitude: 61.669891N Longitude: 4.974102E
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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The coastline of Seljestokken has at least 30 known burial cairns from different time periods on a 8 kilometres long line along the shoreline. A information poster is placed next to the main road with information of the several burial cairns and history of the area.
All of the cairns except Stokkevarden is located on the west side of the main road while Stokkevarden cairn is on a rocky hill above the road. The Stokkevarden cairn is 12 metres in diameter and 1,5 metres in height. It has a oval shape crater in the middle. From the cairn it is a beautiful view over the sea. The cairn has fir trees around them.
Several soap stone vessels have been found in several cairns however other findings from the cairns are not known.
The cairns on the lower side of the road is 9 metres in diameter and 1 metre in height. It is clear in the terrain and most of the stones are clear of vegetation. The third cairn is south east of the smaller one and is 13 metres in length and 10 metres wide, over shape and 0,5 metres in height. It is easy to see in the terrain but not very clearly marked as it seems to be damaged in one side and some stones have been scattered around. The cairn has a large crater in the middle overgrown with moss.
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