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Penne Petroglyphs

Satellite image showing the location of Penne in Lista.
Edited Sentinel-2 satellite image of Penne in Lista.

Penne is one of the few known locations with petroglyphs in Agder, Southern Norway. It’s not a very large site, and it is dated to around 1000 BCE in the Nordic Bronze Age. Typically of the Norwegian Bronze Age petroglyphs, “jordbruksristninger”, the site mainly features ship figures. There are also some cup marks.

Photograph of the rock with petroglyphs at Penne
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Penne (helleristningene på Penne).
Petroglyph cup marks. And sheep droppings.

There is a coastal fort, The Nordberg Fort, from World War 2 located fairly close the petroglyphs. It offers a nice view of the area and it is worth taking the climb up to the fort if you are in the area.

Photograph of Nordberg Fort at Penne
Nordberg Fort is a short walk from the petroglyphs.

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