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Borrehaugene
Date Added: 28th Aug 2023
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Norway (Vestfold)
Visited: Yes on 17th Aug 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Borrehaugene submitted by kenntha88 on 11th Aug 2012. Site in Vestfold Norway
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Log Text: Great burial ground with very large tumuli from the Iron Age to the Viking Age. I definitely recommend a visit to everyone.
Spellemannshaugen
Date Added: 28th Aug 2023
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Norway (Vestfold)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Spellemannshaugen submitted by kenntha88 on 29th Sep 2017. Spellemannshaugen
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Log Text: Luckily managed to get to the tumulus during the Midgardsblot festival as the farmer had just harvested the field. Stands apart from the larger burial ground and is also of considerable size.
Søgne Runestone
Date Added: 27th Aug 2023
Site Type: Carving
Country: Norway (Vest-Agder)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Søgne Runestone submitted by kenntha88 on 15th Oct 2014. Site in Vest-Agder Norway
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Log Text: My first runestone I saw in Norway. The ambience around it is also worth the visit!
Tangvall cist
Date Added: 27th Aug 2023
Site Type: Cist
Country: Norway (Vest-Agder)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Tangvall cist submitted by kenntha88 on 9th Oct 2014. Tangvall cist
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Log Text: Beautifully restored stone cist. However, an explanatory panel is definitely missing in this case. But otherwise wonderful.
Aubeberget
Date Added: 25th Aug 2024
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Norway (Rogaland)
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Aubeberget submitted by kenntha88 on 18th Aug 2014. Site in Rogaland Norway
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Log Text: Also easily accessible by a short walk, these rock carvings are located right next to a children's playground.
Haraldshaugen Barrow
Date Added: 27th Aug 2024
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Norway (Rogaland)
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Haraldshaugen Barrow submitted by kenntha88 on 19th Sep 2012.
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Log Text: Haraldshaugen was unveiled on 18 July 1872 by Crown Prince Oscar (later King Oscar II of Sweden) in connection with the one thousand year anniversary of the Battle of Hafrsfjord. The monument is designed by Norwegian architect Christian Christie. Norwegian national poet, Ivar Aasen, wrote a poem entitled Haraldshaugen to commemorate the event.
Galteland Runestone and Verksmoen Barrow Cemetery
Date Added: 27th Aug 2023
Site Type: Carving
Country: Norway (Aust-Agder)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Galteland Runestone and Verksmoen Barrow Cemetery submitted by kenntha88 on 2nd Nov 2014. Site in Aust-Agder Norway
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Log Text: Beautiful replica of the original was built on the original site. Behind is a large tumulus.
Gokstadhaugen
Date Added: 27th Aug 2023
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Norway
Visited: Yes on 14th Aug 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Gokstadhaugen submitted by kenntha88 on 7th Sep 2012.
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Log Text: The tumulus is really gigantic and in its symmetrical form one of the most beautiful I have seen so far.
Fluberget
Date Added: 25th Aug 2024
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Norway
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Fluberget submitted by greywether on 14th Jul 2005. An enhanced picture of the ships and cupmarks.
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Log Text: Easily accessible rock carvings that are in good condition. There are more up the hill.
Iron Age Farm, Wekerom
Date Added: 24th Jul 2023
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Netherlands (Gelderland)
Visited: Would like to visit
Iron Age Farm, Wekerom submitted by Hunengrab77 on 13th Jun 2023. Site in Netherlands
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D47 Angelslo
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
D47 Angelslo submitted by Martin_L on 27th Aug 2010. Pole aerial of the restored 5 capstone chamber. The tomb was partly well preserved, but capstones C3, C4, and C5 (counting from the NW) were missing as well as 4 orthostats and a possible passage when Professor van Giffen examined the site.
August 2010
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Log Text: My first visit to a Dutch megalithic tomb. It's in the middle of a residential area, which doesn't add to the ambience. However, it is surprisingly well preserved/restored.
D46 Angelslo
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
D46 Angelslo submitted by Martin_L on 9th Aug 2010. Oblique aerial from the West. When Prof. van Giffen examined this massive 9,5m x 3,5m chamber in the early 20th century the orthostats were still in situ except for N2, but the capstones were scattered around. One capstone is missing and one is only partly preserved (now used as C1). C2 shows tool-marks from historic destruction attempts. Van Giffen assumed the entrance between orthostats S3 and S4. The position is marked "E". No traces left of a possible passage or an enclosure.
July 20...
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Log Text: This megalithic tomb is also located directly in a residential area and is therefore easy to reach. Really enjoyed my break here as the tomb is also in amazing condition like D47.
D45 Emmen
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D45 Emmen submitted by Martin_L on 5th Aug 2010. Central and eastern part of this impressive 9 capstone passage grave with oval enclosure viewed from the NW. Chamber measuring 18m by 2,5m-4,5m (clear: 15m by 1,2m -3m). Width maximum at the centre where the lateral passage is situated. July 2010 Reference: Giffen, A.E. van, 1925: De hunebedden in Nederland.
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Log Text: One of the most impressive megalithic tombs I have visited so far. It is definitely worth the visit!
D44 Westenesch
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
D44 Westenesch submitted by Martin_L on 5th May 2009. Only few stones remained of this tomb. The original structure is unknown. The large capstone is resting on 3 orthostats, but only one (on the right in this picture) still is in situ (April 2009)
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Log Text: Located next to a farm and easy to get to. Rather one of the smaller plants in this area.
D42 Emmeres
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D42 Emmeres submitted by peterpf on 29th Jul 2006. A close view of D42
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Log Text: Easily accessible via a small forest path and thanks to the two trees a really nice ambience despite the rather ruined megalithic tomb.
D43 Emmen Schimmeres
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D43 Emmen Schimmeres submitted by Sunflowerbird on 7th Mar 2005. Emmen Schimeres is the only 'langgraf' in the Netherlands and feels very much like Wayland's Smithy. It has a complete kerb of massive stones and its chambers are just beginning to show through what is left of its barrow. A monster and a beauty just on the outskirts of Emmen (off the Odoorn Road). Signposted. Opposite the Mazda garage.
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Log Text: Amazingly large and beautifully preserved. A magical place of the kind to visit!
D41 Emmermeer
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 4
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Sunflowerbird on 9th Mar 2005. D41 Emmermeer
Go out of Emmen on the Odoorn road into the suburb of Emmermeer and on the side of the road is this wonderful monument. Hundreds of motorists must pass it every day.
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Log Text: A small facility located directly on the street. Easy to visit and still intact despite its proximity to modernity.
D50 Noordsleen
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
D50 Noordsleen submitted by Martin_L on 3rd Sep 2010. Pole aerial view from the South-East showing the halfway exposed 17m x 4,35m chamber [1] and the oval enclosure. The covering barrow is largely removed as well as the drywalling.
The position of the lateral entrance is marked "E". The passage is robbed except for one orthostat, but the positions of the 3 missing orthostats are marked with concrete implements.
Photo taken in August 2010
[1]Reference: van Giffen, A.E., De hunebedden in Nederland, Utrecht 1925, pl. 106
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Log Text: Just wonderful! I stood in front of the megalithic grave with my mouth open and couldn't stop being amazed. Such well-preserved graves are so rare that my heart just starts beating when I visit one!
D51 Noordsleen
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D51 Noordsleen submitted by Martin_L on 5th May 2009. The whole ensemble viewed from the North-East. The chamber is more than halfway filled with earth. The easternmost capstone is still in situ. Only the tops of its uprights are visible. Hopefully the picture shows a bit of the fine ambience of this beautiful site (April 2009)
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Log Text: Although not as big as the nearby grave D50. But it was still worth the visit and if you're ever in the area...
D28 Borger
Date Added: 21st Jan 2023
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D28 Borger submitted by ShamrockStone on 4th Oct 2020. D28 Borger
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Log Text: Easily accessible by car and kept in wonderful condition. These two dolmens were definitely worth the visit.