After visiting Bergtatt marble mine in Western Norway, we drove over the Atlantic Road to Averoya Island. On the northeast peninsula of the island is the town of Bremsnes, with Bremsneshatten peak to the west. This is a 130 m high hill. In the hill is Bremsneshula, or Bremsnes Cave.
Although we weren't able to visit, we were told it is a Neolithic site. I haven't been able to find much on the internet about it, apart from general tourist stuff.
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I haven't been able to verify how accurate the following information is -
Bremsneshola is Norway's largest cave, located on the south side of Bremsneshatten mountain in Averoy. Many finds from the approx 10,000 year old Fosna culture have been made here. The main chamber is about 80 m long and 4-12 m wide. The entrance is up the rock face. From the top one has to descend 10 m. From the main chamber a narrow passage 3-4 m long leads to small chamber about 3 x 8 m. Human bones were apparently found here in the 19th century. Animal bones have also been found.
In 1960 an arrowhead was found at the back of the main chamber. It is made of reddish-brown jasper and is of a type called Sandbuktpil, a type of arrow that is most common in Northern Norway and can be dated to the Bronze Age, 1800-900 BC. The arrowhead is elaborate and maybe put there as an offering.
5 m inside the cave is a stone embankment, 3.5 m high. Researchers say it was built up by the sea and later formed the basis for a wall with logs as support.
Many legends are associated with the cave. In the olden days, people believed the cave was a hiding place and that the remains found there were from outlaws and people shipwrecked there.
In the Bremsneshatten area, several Ice Age settlements have been found. There is now a cultural trail
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