Aerial shot of the Uvdal Stave Church(Stav Kirke) Norway. The stave church was originally constructed just after the year 1168, The old wood construction is a piece of Viking heritage.

Building the first stave church in 1000 years For the first time in over 1000 years – a new stave church is getting built – the medieval way! The church will be a reconstruction one of Norway’s best preserved stave churches – Borgund from 1181. The chosen location for the church – Rysstad in Setesdal is no coincidence, as this is the area where Hylestad Stave church once stood. Other stave churches, like Fantoft, have been built in modern times, but what is special about this one is that it will

18K views · 291 reactions | Hva kan kirkegårdsjorda ved Uvdal stavkirke fortelle? I Uvdal stavkirke, som eies av Fortidsminneforeningen, er det tidligere gjort fantastiske tekstil- og gravfunn fra middelalderen. Men selve kirkegården vet vi lite om. Derfor er det ekstra spennende for NIKUs arkeologer å overvåke gjennoppbygginga av kirkegårdsmuren på vegne av Nore og Uvdal kommune. | Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning | Facebook