
Vestvågøy
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Rystad Burial Cairn
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Description
Registrations from 1978 supply us with
the following information:
Burial cairn/flat grave, c.4-5 m in dm, situated at Rystadholmen at farm nr. 94/3. Around 550 m north-east from the mainhouse at farmnumber 94/5. Two possible burial mounds south-west of the farm.
Excavation Details
Not Available
Access/Ownership
Private property
References
- National Registrations and supplement registrations from 1978. Topographical Archive, Museum of Tromsø
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