Skjesvatn / Jernvinne med slagghaug
Late Iron Age – Middle AgesHjartdal, Telemark, NO
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A locality in Hjartdal, Telemark dated to the Late Iron Age – Middle Ages, recorded in Askeladden, Norway's national heritage register, as locality 222489. The register lists: 1 × Slagghaug. Positions are locality centroids; consult the Kulturminnesøk record for the protected area and access rules.
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A registered locality that does not fit the other categories.
What is a “Slagghaug”?
A slag heap: waste from iron smelting, marking a place where bog iron was worked into metal.
What is a “Jernvinne”?
An iron-production site: furnaces, charcoal pits and slag where bog iron was smelted, a major industry in Viking-age Norway.
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