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Tjernagel
19.06.2018 - 17:14
For almost three thousand years Tjernagelshaugen (the Tjernagel cairn) has lain as a landmark at the Bømlo fjord. The poet Torarin mentions the cairn in his account of Knut the Mighty, who in the year of 1028 sailed from Denmark to Nidaros: “And in front of the old cairn at Tjernagel sailed soldiers sharp with peace”.
Last changed: 19.06.2018 | Content type: Place
Kvalvikane
27.05.2018 - 15:24
In Ålvik quartz has long been used to produce ferro-silicon. The quartz was collected from the other side of the fjord, from the mountainside above Kvalvikane.
Last changed: 27.05.2018 | Content type: Place
Einstapevoll- slates
06.05.2019 - 09:53
“On the country of Wallestrand…the rock almost everywhere appears to be of a slate-like substance, be it at the seashore, on the farms or in their distant fields”.
Last changed: 06.05.2019 | Content type: Place
