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![The hostelry place at Bruknappen, Lindås](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_314-1.jpg?itok=LBiJRHGs)
Bruknappen
The hostelry place in Bruknappen is situated north in Radsundet, just south of Festo, by a sheltered idyllic bay, close to the main lane. Sloops both from Sognefjorden and Nordland had their fixed stops at “the blacksmith in Bruknappen”; on their way to Bergen, fully loaded with wood and hazel hoops, barrels and chests, or on their way home with town merchandise.
![Bolstadøyri around the turn of the former century.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_341-1.jpg?itok=IjtZb6dg)
Bolstad
The village at Bolstadøyri acquired its structure around the middle of the 1800s, but from the old days there has been a meeting place here; court location and trading post. The guesthouse place stems from the second half of the 17th century, and in the previous century Bolstadøyri was one of the largest rural trading posts in Nordhordland.
![Helleland](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_392-1.jpg?itok=gUJR0vvn)
Helleland
The old “recorder residence” at Helleland has been both residence for the district recorder and officer’s residence. The main building, which came under protection in 1924, was built in 1764 by the curate Christian Heiberg. When he was appointed parish priest in Jølster, he sold the farm to the state employee Geelmuyden, who resold the farm to Hans De Knagenhielm in 1774. He was the head of “Søndre Hardangerske kompani” (a local army division).
![Bruosen](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_376-1_z.jpg?itok=OZpy9qgo)
Bru
Bruosen is one of the few river harbours in the county. As landing place for the churchgoers, this place and the boatshed environment follow a tradition that goes back to the Middle Ages, but the country store of today is much younger.
![Boathouses in Kvalvåg, Austevoll](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_229-3_-kvalvaag-2.jpg?itok=1Ko6nLFV)
Kvalvåg
Kvalvåg on Stolmen is first mentioned as a trading post in 1655, and in 1731 the owner Jens Meyer, was granted a royal trading privilege.
![«Hesthammer»](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/artikkel/admin/kvh_61-1lol.jpg?itok=oKXT_1Lz)
Civil Servants in Small Societies 1650 – 1850
![Fjose, Voss](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_348-1.jpg?itok=oVP5jkKB)
Fjose
The farm Fjose lies uppermost in Tjukkebygdi, one of the good grain farms on the sunny side here. The woodcarver Styrk Fjose (1873-1937) came from this farm, which is now protected as a cultural heritage.
![The smokehouse at Vika](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/kvh_378-3.jpg?itok=bQsLSdp6)
![The clustered community in Hjølmodalen early in 1900.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/hjolmo.jpg?itok=iZcai_B_)
Hjølmo
In the steep hillside in Hjølmodalen, a small side valley from Øvre Eidfjord (Upper Eidfjord), which has been a key entrance to the Hardanger Plateau, the hamlet of old farmhouses still lie clustered together. The yard is empty today, some of the houses are used in the summer, but the grass grows round all the corners.
![There are two holding in the hamlet at Måbø.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_407-3.jpg?itok=OGwM-qww)
Måbø
Måbø is the uppermost farm in Måbødalen. This narrow and steep mountain valley has been one of the routes from the fjord communities up to the mountain plateau from times immemorial. We are not certain of the meaning of the name Måbø. Perhaps it has its origin in an Old Norse male name Mávi, from the name for seagull, már. The last syllable “bø” means farm. Today Måbø gives us a compact close-up of the subsistence economy: the small farm with the clearance piles, stone walls and a lane that guided the animals into the yard, at the foot of the great mountain expanse.