Stoplesteinan

Stoplesteinan or Stoplesteinane is a stone circle located just outside the town of in in county, . The monument has a diameter of about 21 meters and consists of 16 raised stones.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Egersund Church and Elverhøy.

Church
Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the centre of the town of . is situated 1½ km northwest of Stoplesteinan.

Islet
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet, which is situated 1½ km north of Stoplesteinan.

Electrical generator
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an electrical generator, which is situated 1½ km north of Stoplesteinan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Egersund and Hellvik.

Town
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is a town in in county, . The town is located along the southwestern coast of Norway, about 75 kilometres south of the city of Stavanger.

Village
Photo: CathrineJS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village of 900 people in municipality in in , north of Egersund and south of . The village has a good natural harbour and is a popular location for holiday houses. is situated 9 km northwest of Stoplesteinan.

Stoplesteinan

Latitude
58.43962° or 58° 26′ 23″ north
Longitude
6.01437° or 6° 0′ 52″ east
Open location code
9FC8C2Q7+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 165777845
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1639444
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Stoplesteinan” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Stoplesteinan”
  • Dutch: “Stoplesteinan”
  • French: “Stoplesteinan”
  • German: “Stoplesteinan”
  • Italian: “Stoplesteinan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Stoplesteinan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stoplesteinane”
  • Norwegian: “Stoplesteinan”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Rundevoll post i butikk.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Stoplesteinan and Bohus Egersund.

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