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![Burial mounds at Hæreid](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/haegreid.jpg?itok=LEb0sJkP)
Hæreid- archaeology
The biggest prehistoric burial site in Hordaland is situated at Hæreid. On top of the terrace expanse, inside the fine birch garden, is where they lie, the mounds and stone piles, on their own or in clusters, large and small, round and elongated – at least 350 in all.
![Halnelægeret.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_409-2.jpg?itok=hEx5mouW)
Halne
At Halnefjorden, a few hundred metres east of Halne mountain lodge, lie the remains of two stone sheds – Halnelægeret. Some generations ago the cattle drovers stopped here in the summer; they were the cowboys of their time. But Halnelægeret already had a long history before the cattle drovers came.
![Langavassmyrane looking towards Langavatn.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/eid_39.jpg?itok=TWhBEzeV)
Langavassmyrane
The Ruff lek on Langvassmyrane is the only known phenomenon of its kind on Hardangervidda. Every year it attracts hens from the whole plateau. The marsh is also the richest wetland in the county. This green oasis is located in a rocky moraine landscape a few hours walking distance south of Dyranut.
![Vøringsfossen waterfall and the Upper Måbødalen Valley, as seen from the viewpoint at Hotel Fossli.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/eid_27.jpg?itok=N8nsqBs2)
Måbødalen- geology
The old pack road had 1500 steps, where cars today gas through the mountain. The time of this hard work is over, and of getting used to the steep terrain, as well; only the view from the top is much the same as before. Vøringsfossen in summer is one of Western Norway’s biggest natural wonders. It marks the transition between the older, open part of the Sysendalen valley and the younger, narrow and winding valley of Måbødalen.
![Skytjedalen in Eidfjord.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/190/011.jpg?itok=YAgcsVmd)
![Eclogite bedrock at Ådnefjellet.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/meland_21.jpg?itok=W8PmuPzd)
Eldsfjellet
The eclogites in western Norway were formed when Precambrian basement rocks were squeezed and pressed down under great pressure deep under the Caledonian mountain chain. The process may well have triggered some of the deepest earthquakes the world has ever known. The clearest traces of this drama are found in and around Mt. Eldsfjellet, in peaceful Meland.
![Drawing of runic letters engraved in a carving knife from Fløksand.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/190/linalaukrf.gif?itok=9G3iwJhY)
![The marine shed at Hollmeknappe, Meland](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_296-1_0.jpg?itok=bMReCI2n)
Holmeknappen
If you come by sea to Bergen and come up the Herdle Fjord, the yellow ochre marine shed at Holmeknappen is a well known landmark to starboard as you come close to the little shore settlement. In olden days Holmenknappen served important functions as a centre for a wide hinterland of the surrounding farms, warehouse, landing point, country store and later a steamer quay, a hotel (1896) and a dairy (1909). But today Holmeknappen is no longer a focal point. Transport and commercial routes have changed the old pattern
![Fløksand - Tidal flats](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/meland_13.jpg?itok=XFwGTS7i)
![Eidfjord church.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_403-3.jpg?itok=tfrzqYxj)
Eidfjord church
The old stone church at Eidfjord has an open position on the terrace at Lægreid. In a diploma from 1310 it transpires that Torgeir on Sponheim donated a gift for the erection of the church in Eidfjord. Thus we can assume that the church was under construction at the time. The elements in the style confirm such a dating.