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Krosshaug is the much older 3 mter high stone cross at the same site, possibly raised to commemorate the death in England of Harald Fairhair's son, Erik Bloodaxe in 945 (no doubt he died quietly while on holiday). The cross broke in the winter of 1846 and is now held together with iron braces. Download

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  27-6_Nikon13.jpg - Krosshaug is the much older 3 mter high stone cross at the same site, possibly raised to commemorate the death in England of Harald Fairhair's son, Erik Bloodaxe in 945 (no doubt he died quietly while on holiday). The cross broke in the winter of 1846 and is now held together with iron braces.  
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