# Ytraberget

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Peninsula in Sola, Rogaland, Norway

Ytraberget Ytraberg Peninsula View of the Ytraberget peninsula Interactive map of the area Coordinates: 58°54′50″N 5°39′38″E / 58.91386°N 5.66065°E / 58.91386; 5.66065 Location Rogaland, Norway Part of Stavanger Peninsula Water bodies Hafrsfjord

**Ytraberg**[1] or **Ytraberget** is a small [peninsula](/source/Peninsula) that sticks out into the [Hafrsfjord](/source/Hafrsfjord) in [Sola Municipality](/source/Sola_Municipality) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). Ytraberget is connected to [Indraberget](/source/Indraberget) and it is located, just north of the village of [Sørnes](/source/S%C3%B8rnes), between two small bays: Sørnesvågen and Grannesvågen.[2]

[Harald Fairhair](/source/Harald_Fairhair) (ca. 865-ca. 933) fought the [Battle of Hafrsfjord](/source/Battle_of_Hafrsfjord) during 872 AD. In the [Saga](/source/Saga) by [Snorri Sturluson](/source/Snorri_Sturluson), a little isle is mentioned as the location where [Kjotve the Rich](/source/Kjotve_the_Rich) fled the battle.[3] The little isle is commonly held to have been Ytraberget, although it is now connected by a low [isthmus](/source/Isthmus) of some 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in elevation to Indraberget. It is thought that the [Earth's crust](/source/Earth's_crust) rebounding post [glaciation](/source/Glaciation) over 1,100 years has exposed the connection between the two.

On the top of the hill, there is a [plateau](/source/Plateau) about 100 by 50 metres (330 ft × 160 ft). This is the area of the [Bronze Age](/source/Bronze_Age) stone fortifications (*bygdeborg*). There are three or four buildings that were a part of the ruined structure, all about 8 by 5 metres (26 ft × 16 ft). Near the top of Ytraberget there is a stone slab [monument](/source/Monument) erected in 1972 near the ruins for the 1,100-year anniversary of the [Battle of Hafrsfjord](/source/Battle_of_Hafrsfjord). There are good fishing and swimming possibilities at Ytraberget. Ytraberget today is a very common swimming spot for local teenagers.[4][5]

Indraberget is the mainland area that Ytreberget connects to. This area has some of the richest limestone flora in this part of [Norway](/source/Norway). There is also rich archeological findings for the Stone Age, Bronze Age and to modern times.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-name_1-0)** ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/934272). *Norgeskart* (in Norwegian). [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 2026-03-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-snl_2-0)** Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (2026-03-04). ["Sola (kommune)"](https://snl.no/Sola_-_kommune). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)* (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2026-03-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Leif Inge Ree Petersen. ["Slaget i Hafrsfjorden"](https://snl.no/Slaget_i_Hafrsfjorden). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2016-12-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Frans-Arne Stylegar. ["bygdeborg"](https://snl.no/bygdeborg). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Ytraberget by Hafrsfjord"](http://www.fjordnorway.com/things-to-do/ytraberget-by-hafrsfjord-p800923). fjordnorway.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

## External links

- [Arkeologisk Museum i Stavanger om Ytraberget](http://www.fornminner.no/AmS/44-ytraberget/bygdeborg.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210415/http://www.fornminner.no/AmS/44-ytraberget/bygdeborg.htm) 2007-09-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Norwegian)

- [Local History](http://www.sola.kommune.no/lokalhistorie/Sola%20Historielag/IndexSHL.html) (in English)

- [The Stavanger Region](http://www.regionstavanger.com/?c=4&intro=85_614_3&PR=85_147_8&sp=GB&mi=mct38) - Ytraberget by Hafrsfjord (in English)

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