Cultural Heritage
Opstad burial site
Situated along Borgleden
Opstad has been a meeting place between the living and the dead for more than 2500 years.
Open
Outdoors, available all day.
Distance
Close by the path
At Opstad burial site, you’ll find as many as 170 ancient monuments. The site includes over a hundred burial mounds, several standing stones and stone settings. The site was used continuously from Early Bronze Age all through the Viking Age. Opstad burial site has been excavated at numerous occasions since its discovery in the 1820s. Today, the site is accessible for audience, and has several information signs. The site is clearly visible from the road.
