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Vestvågøy - 26 Borg House Site Site/Artefact Borg III, farm number 93 Type House site Site Number Nr. 7 NGO Grid Reference 22577,7 1141931,5 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here Description Small scale investigation in the 1980`s localised several house dwellings in the area called Borg III. Further excavations from 1999-2002 uncovered the remains of a longhouse dated back to AD 1000-1200. Excavation Details Borg III is situated between Borg I and the old Rectory. Investigation in the middle of the 80`s localised several house sites in this area. Further excavations in 1986 and 1987 uncovered walls and peat, fireplaces, rooms and artefacts all indicating medieval times. Large scale excavations started in 1999, a project of co-operation between the University of Tromsø, Institute of Archaeology and the Viking museum at Borg. The main goal of this project is to investigate settlement at Borg from pagan times towards Christianity. Project leadrer Brit Solli(University of Tromsø) has been working out some of the results: Borg III is a longhouse, measuring about 35 x7m. The wooden posts that were standing in the wall, seem to have carried the roof. Two entrances were discovered being a part of the western stonewall. Smaller rooms were added to the house later. The barn was probably situated in the northern part of the house. This area contained 5 cooking pits and several sherds of pottery. The settlement activity is about 2000 years old, but the house remains were probably in use from AD 1000-1200. Some finds from the Viking Age are also present. Examples of finds:   Spindles, remains of soapstone vessels, hone, iron slag from blacksmithing, tools for everyday jobs like cooking. A report from these excavations will be finished after analysing the finds, probably in 2005. The project is also part of student thesis at the University of Tromsø. Access/Ownership Lofotr Vikingmuseum at Borg References Jens Storm Munch, Chapter 8 in: A Chieftains farm in Northern Norway, (red.) Gerd S. Munch, Olav S. Johansen, Else Roesdahl, Arkeologiske Skrifter nr. 1, Lofotr- Vikingmuseet pe Borg, 2003 Excavation reports, Brit Solli Thanks to Brit Solli and her supportive information from excavations at Borg II. Check out the following sections of the website for related information: House sites Other Vestvågøy Sites and Artefacts 1. Borg 2. Buksnesfjorden 3. Bøstad 4. Eggum 5. Einangen 6. Eltoft 7. Holsneset 8. Holsøya 9. Kvalnes 10. Moland 11. Nykmark 12. Skjerpen 13. Trollsteinen 14. Uttakleiv 15. Vendalsjord 16. The Stone Crosses 17. Malnes 18. Borg Burial Mounds 19. Borg Burial Mounds 20. Borg Roman House Site 21. Borg House Remains I:Ia 23. Borg I:Ib 24. Borg House Remains 25. Borg - Midden 26. Borg House Site 27. Borg House Sites 28. Borg Farm Ruins 29. Borg Medieval Sites 30. Borg Burial Mounds 31. Borg Possible Settlement 32. Borg Medieval House Site 33. Borg Boat Houses 34. Burial Mound 35. Burial Mound 36. Borg Burial Mound 37. Borg Modern Church 38. Bøstad Burial Cairn 39. Bøstad Removed Burials 40. Bøstad - Courtyard 41. Boat House and Burial 42. Bøstad House Sites 43. Bøstad Farm Mound 44. Rystad Boat Houses 45. Rystad Burial Mound 46. Burial and Farm Mound 47. Rystad Burial Mound 48. Rystad - Burials 49. Rystad Burial Cairn 50. Handberg Charcoal-Pits 51. Handberg Farm Mound 52. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 1 53. Handberg Charcoal Pit -2 54. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 3 55. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 4 56. Handberg Charcoal Pits 57. Handberg Charcoal Pit 58. Vendalsjord 59. Lie Burial Mound 60. Lie Boat House 61. Lie 62. Løvdal 63. Borgfjord Indre 64. Sletteng 65. Borgfjord Ytre 66. Ytre Borgfjord - Burial 67. Borgfjord Ytre 68. Ytre Borgfjord 69. Borgfjord Ytre 70. Hagvåg Boat House 71. Hagvåg Burial Mound 72. Hagvåg Bridge Construction 73. Evjen Farm Mound

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