🏛️ Viking-Age Ring Fortresses

Denmark · Europe · Cultural · 55.39°N, 10.39°E

Aggersborg is the largest of Denmark's former Viking ring fortress, and one of the largest archaeological sites in Denmark. It is located near Aggersund on the north side of the Limfjord. It consists of a circular rampart surrounded by a ditch. Four main roads arranged in a cross connects the fortress center with the rampart's outer ring. The roads were tunneled under the outer rampart, leaving the circular structure intact. Many archaeological excavations have been conducted on the site, revealing its original structure and design. These excavations also uncovered a large number of artefacts from the Iron Age and Viking Age. The surface of the site as it exists today is a reconstruction.

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Quick facts

Country	Denmark
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	55.39°N, 10.39°E · view on map

Viking-Age Ring Fortresses is a cultural World Heritage site in Denmark, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Viking-Age Ring Fortresses was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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