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Fevikmoen from Norges bebyggelse
Fevikmoen from Norges bebyggelse

Fevikmoen (historically spelled Fevigmoen, Feeuigmoen, and Fævigmoen) is the historical name of a former farm property and archaeological site located in Fevik, in present-day Grimstad municipality, Agder county, Norway. Formerly part of Fjære parish, Fevikmoen is among the oldest documented farm properties in the area and is historically associated with the registered Iron Age burial field Fevikmoen, Gravfelt (Lokalitet 43176) in Norway’s national cultural heritage database (Askeladden), an automatically protected archaeological site consisting of at least eleven burial mounds, several of which historically had standing stones (bautasteiner). Historically the property functioned as a mixed agricultural farm typical of coastal Agder, with connections to maritime trade and later to early seaside tourism in Fevik. During the 20th century much of the farmland associated with Fevikmoen was subdivided as the surrounding area developed into a residential suburb, though the historic farmhouse remains standing.

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Storesandveien, Grimstad

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