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A locality in Nissedal, Telemark dated to the Late Iron Age, recorded in Askeladden, Norway's national heritage register, as locality 155574. The register lists: 1 × Burial cairn (Gravrøys). Positions are locality centroids; consult the Kulturminnesøk record for the protected area and access rules.
About this type
Burial cairn
A grave marked by a heap of stones rather than earth, common on rocky coasts and headlands where soil is thin.
What is a “Gravhaug”?
A burial mound: an earthen or stone mound raised over one or more graves, the most visible Viking-age monument in the Scandinavian landscape.
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Charcoal pit, Nissedal
Late Iron Age – Middle Ages · Nissedal, Telemark, NO→
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Charcoal pit, Nissedal
Late Iron Age – Middle Ages · Nissedal, Telemark, NO→
13.0 km awayIron productionVerified
Charcoal pit, Nissedal
Late Iron Age – Middle Ages · Nissedal, Telemark, NO→
13.0 km awayIron productionVerified
Charcoal pit, Nissedal
Late Iron Age – Middle Ages · Nissedal, Telemark, NO→
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