"Gamslett" (3 of 5)
Description
The small barn is reconstructed and located in the same place as the previous barn, it also has the same shape. It is situated with its gable wall facing towards the sea. The cow section is made of cogging jointed timber, faces towards the sea, has a centrally located entrance and has a hayloft at the end. This barn was transported here from Jægervatn in the 1980s, and the hayloft was rebuilt with new woodwork. In this type of barn, it was common to have a fireplace in the central corridor. Here a type of stew was cooked for the animals. This stew was a mixture of seaweed, fish remains and hay. In the fisherman farmer's household, this stew was often a necessary supplement to the dry hay. However, on the Gamslett Farm there was not a fireplace in the barn. Therefore the stew for the animals was prepared inside the house and then carried out to the barn.
The stable is a small cogging jointed room, with an entrance at the front made of post and beams. Both the barn and the stable have sod covered roofs. The stable is somewhat small in size. This was because the Lyngs horses, which were the most common workhorses in this region, were a somewhat dwarfish breed of horses.
The stable is a small cogging jointed room, with an entrance at the front made of post and beams. Both the barn and the stable have sod covered roofs. The stable is somewhat small in size. This was because the Lyngs horses, which were the most common workhorses in this region, were a somewhat dwarfish breed of horses.