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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?

Barn with stone end wall

Andviki

19.05.2018 - 19:59

The iron bars found at Rambjørg.

Rambjørg

17.06.2018 - 16:36

The “Bualoft” at Kjetland from the 1600s or 1700s.

Kjetland

17.06.2018 - 16:34

Door

Trodalen

17.06.2018 - 16:37

The longhouse at Litleoksa

Litleoksa

16.06.2018 - 18:48

“The Trondheim post road” from Gaulen, Lindås.

Isdalstø

16.06.2018 - 18:48

The D/S Oster and D/S Børøysund

Alverstraumen

19.06.2018 - 18:41

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

Drawing: longhouse, Sætre

Sætre

16.06.2018 - 18:35

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