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A locality in Gausdal, Innlandet dated to the Viking Age – Middle Ages, recorded in Askeladden, Norway's national heritage register, as locality 216524. The register lists: 1 × Slagghaug. 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 “Slagghaug”?
A slag heap: waste from iron smelting, marking a place where bog iron was worked into metal.
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Slagghaug og ovn
Viking Age – Middle Ages · Gausdal, Innlandet, NO→
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Charcoal pit, Gausdal
Viking Age – Middle Ages · Gausdal, Innlandet, NO→
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Charcoal pit, Gausdal
Late Iron Age – Middle Ages · Gausdal, Innlandet, NO→
1.6 km awayIron productionVerified
Charcoal pit, Gausdal
Late Iron Age – Middle Ages · Gausdal, Innlandet, NO→
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Charcoal pit, Gausdal
Late Iron Age – Middle Ages · Gausdal, Innlandet, NO→
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Charcoal pit, Gausdal
Late Iron Age – Middle Ages · Gausdal, Innlandet, NO→
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