Architecture - Attractions - Haugalandet og Haugesund

Karmøy

Boathouses at Hop, Ferkingstad

Remains of the large boat houses erected by King Ferkings, dating from the Iron Age. Information board. A marked heritage trail and nature path goes from Hop to Åkrehamn. A guidebook can be purchased at the Tourist Information Centre.

Karmøy

Burial Mounds at Rehaugane

Six large Bronze Age burial mounds in a row on the drumlins at Reheia. Information board.

Etne

Eikemo

Eikemo is situated on the road less side of Åkrafjorden. At three small farms they have goats and some sheep. Nessesary transport is by boat to Vinskjer by E-134. Thick ice on the ford during witertime causes great problems.

Eikemostølen

Eikemostølen is the only mountain pasture still running in Etne. Every year there is a mountain pasture meeting with food and entertainement. During the summer...

Fishermen's Memorial

Few other places in Norway have had as many commuters to America as the Ferkingstad area and western Karmøy. The Fishermen's Memorial has been raised in...

Geitungen Lighthouse

The characteristic shape of Geitungen Lighthouse towers majestically on the top of Søre Geitungen near Skudeneshavn. This lighthouse was established in 1924 and is today a listed building.

Gjerde Church

Gjerde Church erected in 1676. Features include distinctive wall decorations. Rune stone adjacent to the church.

Gjestgjevargarden Guest House

Restored Inn and guesthouse dating from 1785. A classic example of beautiful wooden buildings in the centre of Skånevik

Etne

Grindheim Church

In Grindheim, as at Støle, we are able to observe the connection between the church, the cemetery and a pre-Christian burial ground. This was the largest...

Haraldshaugen - Norway's national monument

Snorre's sagas of the kings mention the site where Harald Fairhair is buried. In the nineteenth century it was believed the place described by Snorre had been...