List of rock carvings in Norway

This article contains a list of rock carvings in Norway.

Locations

Rock carvings in the different counties of Norway:

• Agder:
  • Rock carvings at Jærberget, Farsund Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Grobstranda (hunting), Farsund Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Forbergodden (hunting), Farsund Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Gerdberget (farming), Farsund Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Lista (various), Farsund Municipality

• Akershus:
  • Rock carvings at Kolsås (shipping), Bærum Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Bingfoss (hunting)
  • Rock carvings at Skjellerud gård (shipping), Frogn Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Søndre Ski gård (farming), Nordre Follo Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Nordre Ski gård (farming), Nordre Follo Municipality

• Buskerud:
  • Rock carvings at Skogerveien (hunting), Drammen Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Åskollen (hunting), Drammen Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Hvittingfoss (shipping, farming), Kongsberg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Katsundholmen (hunting), Modum Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Kistefoss (hunting), Modum Municipality

Detail from the rock carvings at Alta

• Finnmark:
  • Rock carvings at Alta, Alta Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Sandbukt, Sørøysundet on Sørøya in Hammerfest Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Gåshopen, Sørøy in Hammerfest Municipality
  • Helleristningsparken, Kvalsund with rocks removed from Leirbukt, Stokkeberg, and Fægfjord (all in Repparfjord in Hammerfest Municipality)
  • Rock carvings at Aldon, Nesseby Municipality

Rock carvings at Møllerstufossen, Nordre Land, more than 6000 years old

• Innlandet:
  • Rock carvings at Drotten (hunting), Lillehammer Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Eidefoss (hunting), Nord-Fron Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Glemmestad (hunting), Østre Toten Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Møllerstufossen (hunting), Nordre Land Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Stein (hunting), Ringsaker Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Vang church (cups), Vang Municipality

From Vågan

• Møre og Romsdal:
  • Rock carvings at Boggestranda, Molde Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Nord-Heggdal (fishing, hunting), Molde Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Søbstad, Averøy Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Reitaneset (hunting), Aukra Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Hinna (hunting), Tingvoll Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Honhammerneset (fishing), Tingvoll Municipality
  • Rock carvings in Central Norway

• Nordland:
  • Rock carvings at Vistnesdalen (hunting), Vevelstad Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Rødøy (hunting), Rødøy Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Klubba (hunting), Meløy Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Fykanvatn (hunting), Meløy Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Vågan (hunting), Bodø Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Sagelva (hunting), Hamarøy Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Leiknes (hunting), Hamarøy Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Valle (hunting), Lødingen Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Forså (fishing), Lødingen Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Sandvågmoen (cups), Steigen Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Forselv (hunting, fishing), Narvik Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Brennholtet (hunting), Narvik Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Herjangen (hunting), Narvik Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Kanstadfjorden (hunting, fishing), Lødingen Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Dønna (fallos), Dønna Municipality
  • Rock carvings in Central Norway

• Oslo:
  • Rock carvings at Brannfjell (farming), Oslo Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Blindern (farming), Oslo Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Ekebergsletta (farming), Oslo Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Fossumberget (farming), Oslo Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Gaustad (farming), Oslo Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Sjømannsskolen Ekeberg (hunting), Oslo Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Skillebekk (shipping), Oslo Municipality

• Rogaland:
  • Rock carvings at Fluberget (shipping), Stavanger Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Solbakk (shipping), Tau, Strand Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Austre Åmøy (shipping), Stavanger Municipality

Bukkhammeren at Tennes.

• Troms:
  • Rock carvings at Tennes (hunting) in Balsfjord Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Skavberg in Tromsø Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Vik in Rolla in Ibestad Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Kjeøy in Harstad Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Åsli in Malangen in [[Balsfjord] Municipality]]
  • (Tromsø University Museum has some rocks removed from other sites in Troms and Finnmark)

• Trøndelag:
  • see: Rock carvings in Central Norway
  • Rock carvings at Bøla
  • Rock carvings at Bardal
  • Rock carvings at Evenhus
  • Rock carvings at Hell
  • Rock carvings at Leirfall
  • Rock carvings at Stykket

• Vestfold:
  • Rock carvings at Haugen gård (farming), Sandefjord Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Virik school (farming), Sandefjord Municipality

• Vestland:
  • Rock carvings at Ausevik (hunting), Kinn Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Vingen (hunting), Bremanger Municipality

• Østfold:
  • Rock carvings at Hjelmungen (farming), Halden Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Alkerød(farming), Halden Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Bakkehaugen (shipping), Ingedal, Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Solberg (shipping), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Bossum farm (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Busgård farm (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Post-Hornes (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Bø (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Flatbeggårdene (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Bjørnstad (shipping), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Østre Vik (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Borgen (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Hafslund (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Begby (farming, shipping), Fredrikstad Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Lilleborge (farming), Fredrikstad Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Årum (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Skjelin (farming), Fredrikstad Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Glomma (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Kalnes Landbruksskole (farming, shipping), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Alvim (farming), Sarpsborg Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Hauge (farming), Fredrikstad Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Rå (farming), Fredrikstad Municipality
  • Rock carvings at Evje (farming), Fredrikstad Municipality

See also

• Pre-historic art
• Petroglyph
• History of Norway
• List of World Heritage Sites in Europe

External links

• Rock art at Directorate for Cultural Heritage — in Norwegian (there are also English pages)