Heng (Horgefjord)
| Heng | ||
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| Waters | Horgefjord | |
| Geographical location | 59 ° 1 '18 " N , 5 ° 53' 45" E | |
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| length | 1.3 km | |
| width | 830 m | |
| surface | 60 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 53 0 moh. |
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Heng is an inhabited island in the Horgefjord in the municipality of Strand in the Norwegian province of Rogaland .
It is located in the middle of the fjord about 2.5 kilometers west of the mainland, across from Solbakk , southwest of Tau . Larger islands in the neighborhood are Idse in the south and Sør-Hidle in the north. The small archipelago island of Hengskjeret lies to the southwest near Heng .
From northwest to southeast Heng stretches for about 1.3 kilometers with a width of up to 830 meters. The highest point is the Høgabakka with 53 meters. On the north side of the island there is the large bay Vika , on the south-east bank Hagavika .
Heng is partly forested, but mostly open meadow landscapes exist. In the northern half of the island there are various courtyards and individual buildings in the form of a scattered settlement .
There are nine registered archaeological sites on Heng, eight of them in the northern half of the island and one near the southern tip.