Storrsheia is an open-ended, rather wide WNW-ESE-oriented valley in the hills near Vigeså in Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Southwest Norway. It is located at 200-225 m above sea level. The motor way between Kristiansand and Stavanger runs through the valley, and on both sides of the road is located a substantial deserted farm complex, investigated by Jan Petersen in 1929 and 1930 (Petersen 1933). The complex at that time consisted of the visible remains of six houses and more than 100 barrows and clearance cairns, as well as stone fences and cattle roads. Storrsheia was by far the largest of the deserted farms investigated by Petersen and others in the years between the two world wars. The fenced area covers c. 11 ha.
The area around Vigeså has been claimed as a veritable laboratory for settlement archaeological studies in Norway (Lillehammer 1985). The area in question are outlands for three modern farms located somewhat further to the east. Storrsheia is one of a total of six farms and farm c…
The area around Vigeså has been claimed as a veritable laboratory for settlement archaeological studies in Norway (Lillehammer 1985). The area in question are outlands for three modern farms located somewhat further to the east. Storrsheia is one of a total of six farms and farm c…