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Einstapevoll

Einstapevoll- the farm

19.06.2018 - 17:10

Einstapevoll (from einstape: “bregne” (fern)) lies on the west side of the Tittelsnes peninsula. Up to 1831 the farm was a vicarage belonging to Stord parish. The priests had leasing rights. Land rent and other fees from the farm was part of their salaries.

Ferstad, Os

Ferstad

16.06.2018 - 14:12

Ferstad is well worth a visit. The farm lies on a little hillock south of Lekven: a beautiful official residence from the 1700s.

The rectory at Finnes

Finnås rectory

31.03.2018 - 20:19

Haugsbø

Haugsbø

12.01.2019 - 12:09

The single unit farm without a road to it, Haugsbø, is situated on the east side of the Tittelsnes peninsula facing Ålfjorden. As far back as the Middle Ages the farm has probably belonged to Stord Parish, up to the 1800s. In 1590 it was thought to be abandoned, but in 1601 Mickel Hougsbøe paid a tithe on the farm.

Hystadmarka, Stord

Hystad- burial mounds

22.01.2019 - 11:54

The biggest collection of prehistoric burial relics in Stord is to be found in Hystadmarka. There are still 16 burial mounds and two stone rings visible here; finds that span from the Bronze Age to the Viking Age in time.

Skrivargarden in “”Kåravikjo”.

Kåravika

19.06.2018 - 16:32

Kyrkjegard, Leirvåg

Leirvåg

06.05.2019 - 10:23

Lyngholmen

13.03.2018 - 21:20

Coat of arms, Orning

Orninggård

19.06.2018 - 16:35

Os rectory

Os rectory

29.05.2019 - 15:12

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