Flaghaugen

Flaghaugen is an archaeological site in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Flaghaugen is situated nearby to Jomfru Marias synål, as well as near Avaldsnes Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Avaldsnes Church and Grønhaug.

Avaldsnes Church

Church

Photo: Henry Leirvoll, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Avaldsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Avaldsnes on the northern part of the island of Karmøy.

Grønhaug

Archaeological site

Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grønhaug is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Flaghaugen.

Oasen

Shopping center

Photo: Dageinar.solberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oasen Storsenter is a shopping centre in Norheim in Karmøy Municipality, Norway. In 2014 it had a turnover of 688 million Norwegian kroner. It has 65 stores in 33,000 m2 of building space. In addition to this there are 28 services within health and well-being. Oasen is situated 2½ km north of Flaghaugen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Norheim.

Avaldsnes

Village

Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.

Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund.

Norheim

Village

Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Norheim is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy Municipality. Norheim is situated 2½ km northeast of Flaghaugen.

Haugesund

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haugesund is a city in the county of Rogaland, in the West Norway region of Norway. The town offers a much wider range of goods and services than might be expected from a city of its size, due to its position as the definite centre of its relatively populous region.

Flaghaugen

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.35622° or 59° 21′ 22″ north

Longitude

5.29233° or 5° 17′ 32″ east

Open location code

9FF7974R+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1483894403

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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