The part is located in the borough of Grim, north of the centre of the city of Kristiansand, just to the northeast of the Baneheia recreation area.

The park was constructed from 1874–1878 by military soldiers under the command of Colonel, later Major General, Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland.

[1] In 1872 Byselskabet, where Wergeland was a chairman, applied for fundings, and the park was constructed during 1874–1878, by soldiers with spades instead of weapons.

[2] A dam fointaine was built with natural pressure support from the nearby lake Baanetjønn.

Today, Ravnedalen is one of Kristiansand's cultural sites, where concerts and other arrangements are held regularly.