Sjo burial ground
The burial ground of Sjo (also known as Larsstø) is located on the isthmus of Sæbøvik on the island of Halsnøy in the municipality of Kvinnherad in Fylke Vestland in Norway .
The burial ground was loud old records once a major hill grave field with about 70 different monuments. Today only a small part of it is left. Most of it has been lost over the years due to road works, housing construction and farming activities. The objects consisted of several building stones , square, round and elongated burial mounds , stone boxes and Treodde . The site has been examined several times over the years, and fire and body graves have been excavated. A burial could be dated to 350 AD. A soapstone pot lay on a pile of burned bones.
An elongated burial mound was about 20.0 meters long and about 6.0 meters wide. It had little menhirs at every corner.
A round hill with a diameter of about 25.0 meters and a height of about 2.5 meters is clearly visible. It has a curb ring made of large stones. It is believed to date from the Bronze Age (1800 to 500 BC)
A Treudd 0.5 m high in the center has arms around 10.0 meters long. It is located next to a building stone about 6.0 meters high, 50 cm wide and 30 cm thick at the base. This has a rounded tip and is visible from afar.
The monolith of Moa Moa is 200 meters on Heiavegen Sæbøvik. The Halsnøy boat was found on the island in 1896 .