Gardberg Site ( Gardbergfeltet) is an archaeology site located east of the Einang Sound in the municipality of Vestre Slidre, Oppland County, Norway.[ Geir Thorsnæs: Vestre Slidre (Store norske leksikon)]
Description
Gardberg consists of several burial
and
as well as areas of early industry and farming. It is the location of about 550
burial mounds dating from the Roman Iron Age and the
Viking Age. Investigations have established that the site was inhabited beginning in the
Stone Age. Situated on one of the bigger burial mounds is the
Einang stone (
Einangsteinen), estimated to c. AD 300.
[ Gardbergfeltet i Vestre Slidre (Valdresmusea AS)][ Gardbergfeltet historical site and Einang Stone (Olavsrosa)]
Access
The combined site of Gardberg and the Einang stone covers more than and is accessible from spring through autumn. The attraction is located in the traditional district of
Valdres and is managed by the Valdres Museum in
Fagernes.
[ Gardbergfeltet and The Einang Stone (Velkommen til Valdres)]
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