List of rock carvings in Norway

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This article contains a list of rock carvings in Norway.

[edit] Locations

Rock carvings in the different counties of Norway:

• Akershus:
  • Rock carvings at Kolsås (shipping), Bærum municipality
  • Rock carvings at Bingfoss (hunting)
  • Rock carvings at Skjellerud gård (shipping), Frogn municipality
  • Rock carvings at Søndre Ski gård (farming), Ski municipality
  • Rock carvings at Nordre Ski gård (farming), Ski municipality

• Buskerud:
  • Rock carvings at Skogerveien (hunting), Drammen municipality
  • Rock carvings at Åskollen (hunting), Drammen municipality
  • Rock carvings at Hvittingfoss (shipping, farming), Kongsberg municipality
  • Rock carvings at Katsundholmen (hunting), Modum municipality
  • Rock carvings at Kistefoss (hunting), Modum municipality

• Rock carvings in Central Norway (Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag, parts of Nordland, and parts of Møre og Romsdal):
  • Rock carvings at Bøla
  • Rock carvings at Bardal
  • Rock carvings at Evenhus
  • Rock carvings at Hell
  • Rock carvings at Leirfall
  • Rock carvings at Stykket

• Finnmark:

• • Rock carvings at Alta
  • Rock carvings at Sandbukt in Sørøysundet on Sørøya in Hammerfest
  • Rock carvings at Gåshopen in Sørøy in Hammerfest
  • Helleristningsparken in Kvalsund with rocks removed from Leirbukt, Stokkeberg, and Fægfjord (all in Reppafjord in Hammerfest)
  • Rock carvings at Aldon Unjàrga

• Hedmark:
  • Rock carvings at Stein (hunting), Ringsaker municipality

• Hordaland:

• Møre og Romsdal:

• • Rock carvings at Boggestranda, Nesset municipality
  • Rock carvings at Nord-Heggdal (fishing, hunting), Midsund municipality
  • Rock carvings at Søbstad, Averøy municipality
  • Rock carvings at Reitaneset (hunting), Aukra
  • Rock carvings at Hinna (hunting), Tingvoll
  • Rock carvings at Honhammerneset (fishing), Tingvoll
  • Rock carvings in Central Norway

• Nordland:
  • Rock carvings at Vistnesdalen (hunting), Tjøtta municipality
  • Rock carvings at Rødøy (hunting), Tjøtta municipality
  • Rock carvings at Klubba (hunting), Meløy municipality
  • Rock carvings at Fykanvatn (hunting), Meløy municipality
  • Rock carvings at Vågan (hunting), Bodø municipality
  • Rock carvings at Sagelva (hunting), Hamarøy municipality
  • Rock carvings at Leiknes (hunting), Tysfjord municipality
  • Rock carvings at Valle (hunting), Lødingen municipality
  • Rock carvings at Forså (fishing), Lødingen municipality
  • Rock carvings at Sandvågmoen (cups), Steigen municipality
  • Rock carvings at Forselv (hunting, fishing), Narvik municipality
  • Rock carvings at Brennholtet (hunting), Narvik municipality
  • Rock carvings at Herjangen (hunting), Narvik municipality
  • Rock carvings at Kanstadfjorden (hunting, fishing), Lødingen municipality
  • Rock carvings at Dønna (fallos), Dønna municipality
  • Rock carvings in Central Norway

• Nord-Trøndelag:
  • Rock carvings in Central Norway

• Oppland:

• • Rock carvings at Drotten (hunting), Lillehammer municipality
  • Rock carvings at Glemmestad (hunting), Østre Toten municipality
  • Rock carvings at Eidefoss (hunting), Nord-Fron municipality
  • Rock carvings at Møllerstufossen (hunting), Nordre Land municipality
  • Rock carvings at Vang church (cups), Vang municipality

• Oslo:
  • Rock carvings at Brannfjell (farming), Oslo
  • Rock carvings at Blindern (farming), Oslo
  • Rock carvings at Ekebergsletta (farming), Oslo
  • Rock carvings at Fossumberget (farming), Oslo
  • Rock carvings at Gaustad (farming), Oslo
  • Rock carvings at Sjømannsskolen Ekeberg (hunting), Oslo
  • Rock carvings at Skillebekk (shipping), Oslo

• Rogaland:

• Sogn og Fjordane:
  • Rock carvings at Ausevik (hunting), Flora
  • Rock carvings at Vingen (hunting), Bremanger

• Sør-Trøndelag:
  • Rock carvings in Central Norway

• Telemark:

• Troms:

• • Rock carvings at Tennes (hunting) in Balsfjord
  • Rock carvings at Skavberg in Tromsø
  • Rock carvings at Vik in Rolla in Ibestad
  • Rock carvings at Kjeøy in Harstad
  • Rock carvings at Åsli in Malangen in Balsfjord
  • (Tromsø University Museum has some rocks removed from other sites in Troms and Finnmark)

• Vest-Agder:
  • Rock carvings at Jærberget, Farsund
  • Rock carvings at Grobstranda (hunting), Farsund
  • Rock carvings at Forbergodden (hunting), Farsund
  • Rock carvings at Gerdberget (farming), Farsund
  • Rock carvings at Lista (various), Farsund

• Vestfold:
  • Rock carvings at Haugen gård (farming), Sandefjord municipality
  • Rock carvings at Virik school (farming)

• Østfold:
  • Rock carvings at Hjelmungen (farming), Halden municipality
  • Rock carvings at Alkerød(farming), Halden municipality
  • Rock carvings at Bakkehaugen (shipping), Ingedal
  • Rock carvings at Solberg (shipping), Sarpsborg municipality
  • Rock carvings at Bossum farm (farming), Sarpsborg municipality
  • Rock carvings at Busgård farm (farming), Sarpsborg municipality
  • Rock carvings at Post-Hornes (farming), Sarpsborg municipality
  • Rock carvings at Bø (farming), Sarpsborg municipality
  • Rock carvings at Flatbeggårdene (farming), Sarpsborg
  • Rock carvings at Bjørnstad (shiping), Sarpsborg
  • Rock carvings at Østre Vik (farming), Skjeberg
  • Rock carvings at Borgen (farming), Sarpsborg
  • Rock carvings at Hafslund (farming), Sarpsborg
  • Rock carvings at Begby (farming, shipping), Fredrikstad
  • Rock carvings at Lilleborge (farming), Fredrikstad
  • Rock carvings at Årum (farming), Sarpsborg
  • Rock carvings at Skjelin (farming), Fredrikstad
  • Rock carvings at Glomma (farming), Sarpsborg
  • Rock carvings at Kalnes Landbruksskole (farming, shipping), Sarpsborg
  • Rock carvings at Alvim (farming), Sarpsborg
  • Rock carvings at Hauge (farming), Fredrikstad
  • Rock carvings at Rå (farming), Fredrikstad
  • Rock carvings at Evje (farming), Fredrikstad

[edit] See also

• Pre-historic art
• Petroglyph
• History of Norway
• List of World Heritage Sites in Europe

[edit] External links

• Rock art at Directorate for Cultural Heritage — in Norwegian (there are also English pages)