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A locality in Nordre Land, Innlandet dated to the Viking Age – Middle Ages, recorded in Askeladden, Norway's national heritage register, as locality 180721. The register lists: 1 × Charcoal pit (Kullgrop). Positions are locality centroids; consult the Kulturminnesøk record for the protected area and access rules.
About this type
Iron production
Furnaces, charcoal pits and slag heaps from bloomery iron making, the industry behind Viking weapons and tools.
What is a “Kullgrop”?
A charcoal pit: a hollow where wood was slowly burned to make charcoal, mostly for iron smelting. They are among the most common Iron Age and medieval traces in Norway's uplands.
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Kullgrop R44
Viking Age – Middle Ages · Nordre Land, Innlandet, NO→
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Kullgrop R45
Viking Age – Middle Ages · Nordre Land, Innlandet, NO→
0.1 km awayIron productionVerified
Kullgrop R46
Viking Age – Middle Ages · Nordre Land, Innlandet, NO→
0.1 km awayIron productionVerified
Kullgrop R43
Viking Age – Middle Ages · Nordre Land, Innlandet, NO→
0.1 km awayIron productionVerified
Kullgrop R42
Viking Age – Middle Ages · Nordre Land, Innlandet, NO→
0.1 km awayIron productionVerified
Kullgrop R49
Viking Age – Middle Ages · Nordre Land, Innlandet, NO→
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