Ship launch by Øvre Kleppaker
The launch of Øvre Kleppaker (also called Holkekilmyra) is located in a small clearing east of Tjølling near Larvik in Fylke Vestfold og Telemark in Norway . The name comes from the old Norwegian Kleppakr ( German "Klumpenacker" ).
The ship's setting consists of nine upright stones, but probably had more stones. Some large stones in the area are believed to be part of the stone setting. The northwest side consists of four stones and the southeast side of three stones. Two other upright stones in the southern part were probably the bow stones of the ship. Four small pits in the ground at the north end probably belong to stones removed earlier. In the south there are two large stones on the ground.
The tallest stone in the northwest is 1.4 meters high and 1 meter wide. It tapers towards the top. The other stones are about 1.0 meters high and 60 cm wide. The stones on the southeast side are about 90 cm high and 50 cm wide. They also taper towards the top. The end stone is about 1.3 meters high and 1.0 meters wide. The longest lying stone is about 2.0 meters long.
There are said to be two round hills nearby.
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Coordinates: 59 ° 3 ′ 39.6 ″ N , 10 ° 11 ′ 56.5 ″ E