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The marine use environment on Krossøy, Austrheim

Krossøy

16.06.2018 - 18:32

Furthest north in the island community Rongevær, at the entrance to Fensfjorden, lies Krossøy. Belonging to the farm are the islands of Krossøy, Husøy, Kårøy, Lyngkjerringa, Søre Kjerringa, Rotøy and Kuhovet. All of them have been inhabited. On Krossøy itself today there are four holdings. The marine use environment here is one of the best preserved along the West Norwegian coast.

The marine shed at Hollmeknappe, Meland

Holmeknappen

17.06.2018 - 16:39

If you come by sea to Bergen and come up the Herdle Fjord, the yellow ochre marine shed at Holmeknappen is a well known landmark to starboard as you come close to the little shore settlement. In olden days Holmenknappen served important functions as a centre for a wide hinterland of the surrounding farms, warehouse, landing point, country store and later a steamer quay, a hotel (1896) and a dairy (1909). But today Holmeknappen is no longer a focal point. Transport and commercial routes have changed the old pattern

Grunnosen

Grunnosen

31.03.2018 - 17:07

The Hopland mills around 1940.

Kvernhusvågen

30.03.2018 - 09:08

Three of the islands in the nature preserve: Litla Vesøya, Stora Vestøya and Lyngøy.

Fluøyane

19.06.2018 - 18:12

The richest seabird localities in Bjørna Fjord are FLUØYANE, a group of small and medium-sized islets just east of the entrance to Våge. Here, we see many different nesting birds, but there is the danger that overgrowth will become an obstacle for nesting here in the future. On one of the islands, the environmental protection authority has promised to step in and help the birds.

The wheelhouse at Hovdanes, Tysnes

Hovdanes

30.03.2018 - 20:24