Old Barn - Jan Karlsgården - Kastelholm, Aland Islands
N 60° 13.834 E 020° 04.944
34V E 449176 N 6677442
Old barn located in the open-air museum Jan Karlsgården. The barn originally stood at Finby.
Waymark Code: WM18PC0
Location: Aland Islands
Date Posted: 09/04/2023
Views: 2
The barn is built of wood, unpainted. The roof consists of straw on which many wooden posts are placed. A very common building style on the Aland Islands. The barn has several functions, both for animals and for storage.
The building was moved here in 1958 from Finby, Sund parish, but originated from Tranvik in Sund. The actual cattle shed is to the right with stalls for three cows. There are also pens for calves, sheep and pigs. To the left is the haybarn and in the middle a room for keeping various tools and for handling milk.
There are about twenty buildings at Jan Karlsgården. They have all moved from different parts of Aland to be placed in Jan Karlsgården. In this way, you can see Aland's former building and housing culture and show environments in which Alanders lived and worked.
Construction: Wood
Is this a 'working' barn?: Other (describe below)
Other:
It is both a stable, a hay barn and a equipment Shed
Distinctive Features: Other (describe below)
Other Distinctive Features:
Divided into several functions
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