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Two of the rowlocks which have been found in the bogs Mangersnes, Radøy

Mangersnes

18.06.2018 - 20:07

Skåråsmyri marsh and disappearing signs of the peat cutting that once was, though an old road still shows the way through the landscape

Skaråsmyri

19.05.2018 - 20:15

Syltastova, Radøy

Sylta

18.06.2018 - 20:07

The farms on Toska lie on moraine soils from the Herdla moraine.

Toska

18.06.2018 - 20:07

The peat bogs on Toska have been mined for peat since 1946, when the island got electricity. In this treeless coastal landscape, peat was the most important source of energy, and this took quite a toll on the bogs.

Garnets at Vågenes

Vågenes

18.06.2018 - 20:08

On Vågenes, on one of the prominences out toward Eitrevågen, one finds garnets in anorthosite. The garnets are both older, and not least bigger, than average.

Ystebøtræet, Radøy

Ystebøtræet

18.06.2018 - 20:08

Rosendals Mountain (Jan Rabben)

Melderskin

12.03.2019 - 15:35

MELDERSKIN - ONCE A NUNATAK? Melderskin, the towering and majestic landmark at Rosendal, rises 1462 metres above sea level. The top area is smooth, but slightly inclined. Geologists think that the area is a remnant of a weakly undulating landscape, that originated near the sea, long before the Ice Age set in.

Myking

Myking

19.03.2019 - 16:24

Between Lake Kvalheimsvatnet and Lake Mykingsvatnet, north of Grindheim, we find one of the biggest continuous lowland bogs in Hordaland. It is 500-600 metres across and a whole 2 kilometres long. Locally, the bog is called "Havet" .

Gardstunet på Øvre Tveiten med stovehuset midt i biletet og den steinbygde løa til høgre.

Øvre Tveiten

21.03.2019 - 15:23

On an east-facing slope above Halllandsvatnet lies the farm hamlet of Øvre Tveiten, two kilometres north of Manger. The stone hayshed lies with its gable out into the sloping terrain, and the old dwelling house, a little long house, has solid stone walls on three sides. But inside the walls the hayshed and the living rooms are wooden buildings.

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