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Ogna church

The church' mediaeval section dates back to around the year 1250.

Originally a rectangular, long church with a nave and chancel of same widths. The oldest section has four corners made of steatite, a lavishly ornamented west portal, a Christening font and Communion table all made of steatite.

On 13 November 1991 the church was razed by a conflagration. It was rebuilt upon the old stone frame and consecrated again on 5 June 1995.

Added by 02.10.2007. 20:17

Barking fishing-net and seine in the historic Sirevåg

Barking was the impregnating method, of fishing-net and seine, before the fishing-net was made of nylon. It was important to avoid the net from being putrefied. When the net was made by nylon in the early 1960's there was no need for this impregnating method any more.

1: Birch-bark was gathered in early spring as the tree is filled by juice.

2: Birch-bark is removed from the tree.

3: Bark is dried.

4: Arid bark is milled to powder.

5: Bark-powder is mixed along with seawater and a bit soda.

6: A barking-tub was normally divided by two room. A large for seine and lesser for net and ropes.

7: When the bark dissolved in the seawater and soda, the mixture was ready to use.

8: Seines was dragged up from the boat, over the seine-rack, cleaned, and down into the barking-tub.

9: Seine-rack and barking-tub in Sirevåg is placed conventionally on a little headland.

10: The boat could moor on one side and the seine dragged over the rack.

The pictures shows the reconstructed seine-rack in Sirevåg. The barking-tub is the original. Seine-rack is reconstructed after old pictures and iron poles in the ground. It is therefore correct in size and dimensions.

In the foreground is the barking tub. It is casted by concrete. There is two room.

This picture is taken from the opposite side of the barking-tub. It was here the boats moored. The seine was dragged over the rack and down into the barking-tub on the opposite side.

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Ogna church

Barking fishing-net and seine in the historic Sirevåg