Building blocks from Grinde

The building stones of Grinde ( menhirs ), also called Resasteinene or Sveasteinene , are in the clearing “Dukjen” near Aksdal in the Norwegian municipality of Tysvær , where they were discovered in 1919. One of the stones stood upright, while six stones were used as building material in bridges.

The prehistoric site was restored by Jan Petersen in 1952. Today the building blocks are again in two rows at right angles to each other. The stones in the west-east row are probably in their original place. It is uncertain whether the north-south row is correctly placed. The stones, which are between 1.8 and 5.5 m high and 0.5-1.5 m wide, are pointed towards the top because they are cut at an angle, which is common with most Norwegian building stones.

A Gravrøys , destroyed today, lay east of the stones.

The seven building stones of Erland are located about 8 km east of Grinde .

See also

• Building blocks in Norway

Web links

• Description and pictures (PDF; 44 kB)
• Description and pictures engl.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bautasteinene i Grinde Tysver.kommune.no, accessed on May 11, 2020
2. ↑ Erland - Gravminne. (No longer available online.) Riksantikvaren , May 21, 2012, archived from the original on January 17, 2016 ; Retrieved September 11, 2013 (Norwegian, brief description with location information). 

Coordinates: 59 ° 25 ′ 47 "  N , 5 ° 27 ′ 57"  E