The Solsem cave is a cave lying to the southwest of the island of Leka in Leka municipality in Trøndelag, Norway. The cave is well known for its cave paintings, which were discovered in 1912. For a long time, they were the only known cave paintings in Norway.
Solsem cave
Plan and section of the cave. Solsem cave is unique in Scandinavia by both being a site for cave paintings and having a layer of occupation earth.
"The auk" is a 5 cm bird shaped bone figure, once considered the moste beautiful piece of art from prehistoric Norway.
Leka is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leknes on the island of Leka. Other villages in Leka include Sør-Gutvika and Madsøygrenda. The island municipality includes all of the island of Leka and part of the island of Austra as well as hundreds of smaller surrounding islands and skerries.
Skeisnesset geological reserve
Leka island has a unique geology
View of the island
Geology of Leka