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Bøstad Removed Burial Field

Site/Artefact Bøstad farm number 92 Type Removed burials Site Number Nr. 25 NGO Grid Reference 22955,2 1142583,1 Map ( 1:50000) �K reference: X4 3155 H12 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here

Description
National Registrations from 1970 give the following information:

Disturbed grave field situated at farm nr. 92/5 and 95/12. Weak remains of a burial mound were localised about 14 m west of the modern farm houses at farm nr. 92/5. Another burial mound was localised at farm nr. 92/12 c 75 m north north east of the modern mainbuilding. Earlier finds in the area: Boat nail of iron, which probably come from the Cemetery both Nicolaissen (1884), Havn (1934) and Landstrom (1916) referred to:

Earlier finds fromfarm nr. 92/12:

Arrow head of slate, found in the potato field c. 75 m east north-east of the modern farm houses. Gift from Wilhelm Bottolfsen

Hone of soapstone, found c.100 m east south east of the modern farmhouse. A gift from Wilhelm Bottolfsen.(museumnumber TS 7033).

Earlier finds found at farm nr. 92 3/14:

Mosaic bead, found 1930 by Wilhelm Bottolfsen, situated between the summer cowshed and the river of Borgskar (museumnumber TS 7032).

Excavation Details
Not Available

Access/Ownership
Private property

References

• Information from National Registrations 1970: Topographic Archive, Museum of Tromsø

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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