Building stone on the Kyrkjehaugen
The building stone on the Kyrkjehaugen (also called Stødle Kirke) is a menhir northeast of Etne in Fylke Vestland in Norway .
Kyrkjehaugen is a round hill about 15.0 meters in diameter and 2.0 meters high, located about 20 meters west of Stødle Church just outside the wall that surrounds the cemetery. The mound is on the edge of a terrace that once housed a large number of burial mounds . Most of them left because of farming.
On the top of the hill is the approximately 4.5 meter high, 50 cm wide and 30 cm thick building stone . The top has a round shape. The stone has some smaller supporting stones at the base.
The building stone is not in its original place. It was found in the church wall, taken out during the renovation of the church and placed on the hill. It probably originated in the area, but its original location is unknown.
To the north of the church are the remains of a large burial mound called "Bogahaugen". It was nearly 30 feet in diameter, but most of it was plowed off.
About 200 m away are the rock carvings of Helgaberget and two kilometers away is the building stone of Gjerde .
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Coordinates: 59 ° 40 ′ 23 " N , 5 ° 57 ′ 54.2" E