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Gravrøys (R2)

Late Iron AgeVestnes, Møre og Romsdal, NO
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A locality in Vestnes, Møre og Romsdal dated to the Late Iron Age, recorded in Askeladden, Norway's national heritage register, as locality 15996. The register lists: 4 × Burial cairn (Gravrøys). Positions are locality centroids; consult the Kulturminnesøk record for the protected area and access rules.
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Grave field

A cemetery of several mounds, cairns or flat graves used by one community over generations.

What is a “Gravrøys”?

A burial cairn: a grave covered by a heap of stones rather than earth, common along the coast where soil is thin.

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