Blodheia burial ground
The cemetery of Blodheia (also Bloheia or Reheia called) is a cemetery about a kilometer north of Avaldsnes Church on Karmøy in the Fylke Rogaland in Norway .
Most of the burial ground is built up and most of the burial mounds have disappeared. In 1842 there were still 40 to 50 grave mounds and rectangular stone settings. Some of these were examined in the 19th century and could be dated to the Iron Age . At the back of the heather are the remains of 7 to 9 large burial mounds that were opened and destroyed in the early 19th century. The two eastern ones were built over coffins from the older Bronze Age . A 3.5 meter high building stone stands between the two hills . The grave field was restored and secured.
Web links
- Store norske leksikon (norway.)
- Description and picture (norwegian.)
Coordinates: 59 ° 21 '40 " N , 5 ° 16' 11.6" E