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Bøstad

Site/Artefact Bøstad Type Court-site Site Number gnr 92 UTM Grid Reference 449339 East 7571191 North Map ( 1:50000) Topografisk Hovedkartserie - M711 No 1031 I List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here

Reconstruction of the court-site at Vollmoen Steigen. (after H.E.Lund)

Excavation Details
Not Available

Description
The court-site was identified in 1974 and partly excavated in 1985. The remains of four house-dwellings are still visible on the surface, but in addition, several raised areas in the ground surface could be interpreted as possible house-structures. The complex is situated on a narrow coastline 75 m from the shore. Some hundred metres from the site, two boat-house dwellings have been recorded.

Access/Ownership
The court site is situated on private property and is inaccessible.

References

• Johansen, O.S and Søbstad, T. (1977). De nordnorske tunanleggene fra jernalderen. Viking1977
• Larssen, I. (1985). Innberetning om prøveundersøkelse i tunanlegg. Bøstad, gnr 92, bnr 12.
• Storli, I. (2001). Fra stamme til stat. Bidrag til diskusjonen omkring tunanleggenes rolle i nordnorsk jernalder. Viking 2001.

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Vestvågøy Sites and Artefacts

1. Borg 2. Buksnesfjorden 3. Bøstad 4. Eggum 5. Einangen 6. Eltoft 7. Holsneset 8. Holsøya 9. Kvalnes 10. Moland 11. Nykmark 12. Skjerpen 13. Trollsteinen 14. Uttakleiv 15. Vendalsjord 16. The Stone Crosses 17. Malnes 18. Borg Burial Mounds 19. Borg Burial Mounds 20. Borg Roman House Site 21. Borg House Remains I:Ia 23. Borg I:Ib 24. Borg House Remains 25. Borg - Midden

26. Borg House Site 27. Borg House Sites 28. Borg Farm Ruins 29. Borg Medieval Sites 30. Borg Burial Mounds 31. Borg Possible Settlement 32. Borg Medieval House Site 33. Borg Boat Houses 34. Burial Mound 35. Burial Mound 36. Borg Burial Mound 37. Borg Modern Church 38. Bøstad Burial Cairn 39. Bøstad Removed Burials 40. Bøstad - Courtyard 41. Boat House and Burial 42. Bøstad House Sites 43. Bøstad Farm Mound 44. Rystad Boat Houses 45. Rystad Burial Mound 46. Burial and Farm Mound 47. Rystad Burial Mound 48. Rystad - Burials 49. Rystad Burial Cairn 50. Handberg Charcoal-Pits

51. Handberg Farm Mound 52. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 1 53. Handberg Charcoal Pit -2 54. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 3 55. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 4 56. Handberg Charcoal Pits 57. Handberg Charcoal Pit 58. Vendalsjord 59. Lie Burial Mound 60. Lie Boat House 61. Lie 62. Løvdal 63. Borgfjord Indre 64. Sletteng 65. Borgfjord Ytre 66. Ytre Borgfjord - Burial 67. Borgfjord Ytre 68. Ytre Borgfjord 69. Borgfjord Ytre 70. Hagvåg Boat House 71. Hagvåg Burial Mound 72. Hagvåg Bridge Construction 73. Evjen Farm Mound

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