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Under the grass fields lie large quantities of sand and gravel.

Nedre Helland- Sand Quarries

13.12.2018 - 11:09

The three spades in the municipal coat of arms for Modalen are sand spades. Sand quarrying has brought income and employment. As much as 70,000-80,0000 tonnes of sand and gravel left the municipality each year since the turn of the millennium, to be used as cementing sand. Why is Modalen endowed with so much sand?

Potholes

Hausberget

31.03.2018 - 21:20

Hana

Hana

12.03.2018 - 13:16

Stend station in 1935

Stend station

12.06.2018 - 19:19

Håbrekke farm

Hårbrekke

26.05.2018 - 16:35

Sandven hotel

Sandven

26.05.2018 - 16:39

The hotel in 1928.

Fleischers Hotel

19.06.2018 - 17:49

The mill that belonged to Johan Steinegger in Kvalvågen in Lindås, an attempt to exploit the difference in tides

Kvalvågen

16.06.2018 - 18:32

“Prospectus of Frekhaug”. J.F.L.Dreier, 1812

Frekhaug

17.06.2018 - 16:38

Frekhaug has been a large farm with well-off owners through many generations. The main house, a two storey building with a hipped roof, must have been erected about 1780.

Sketch showing the process of formation of an esker.

Langavassfjellet

29.03.2018 - 11:35

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