Rock carvings at Eidefoss
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Template:Short description The rock carvings at Eidefoss are petroglyphs located near the river Fossen in Nord-Fron municipality in Oppland county in Norway.
Description
The carvings comprise two images of moose, one measuring Template:Convert and the other Template:Convert. The rock on which they are carved may have fallen from a west-facing, nearly vertical cliff about Template:Convert from the river.
Location
The location of the site is south of the whitewater where the river broadens to the east. When the river is at its normal levels, the rock is well away from the river.
See also
- Pre-historic art
- Petroglyph
- History of Norway
- List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
- Rock carvings in Norway
External links
- Rock art at Directorate for Cultural Heritage — in Norwegian (there are also english pages)