Blikberget: Cultural Landscape, Hay Meadows and Stone Age Techniques

Blikberget lies in the far south of Åmot Municipality in Julussdlaen. Several meadows and hay meadows are part of the character of the place. It also has a history as a cultural landscape and practical courses focusing on Stone Age techniques or tanning. When planning your trip, you can weigh up whether you are most interested in the landscape and its species or in handicrafts.

Hay meadows and notable species

At Solvang and Svea, there is an intact, unfertilised hay meadow where Solblom grows. Bakkesøte and Burdespore are also among the notable species at the site. The landscape around Blikberget has regional value because of its unfertilised hay meadows with rare and Red List species; the site is assigned a B value. A hay meadow at Blikberget is to remain unfertilised.

These details give the landscape a specific focus: meadows here are more than just a backdrop; they are associated with distinctive plant populations and the preservation of an unfertilised hay meadow. If you are interested in nature and cultural landscapes, you can take this aspect into account when choosing your destination. The plant names mentioned make the place more tangible, without implying a specific route or access to individual areas.

A cultural landscape with a history

The first settlers arrived in Blikkberget around 1756. In Åmot Municipality’s cultural heritage plan, Blikkberget is designated as a cultural landscape. The local history thus brings together early settlement and its present-day classification as a cultural landscape. The meadows and the historical designation offer different points of interest if you are curious about the landscape and how it has developed.

The Lithica Gathering 2024 also took place in Blikberget, Norway. During your stay, you can consider this cultural connection alongside the history of settlement and the meadows as another part of the character of the place.

Practical course topics at Living Wild

Living Wild offered a Spring Skills course in Blikberget on Stone Age techniques. Participants made, among other things, fire kits, stone knives, bone needles, cords, fire bowls and carved everyday objects. The course combined several practical skills and objects, from making fire to creating tools and everyday items. Registration by email was required to take part.

A Winter Basic Skills intensive course covered topics including tracking and making fire by friction. Another course, the Hide Tanning intensive course, covered a wide range of tanning techniques. Registration by email was also required for these courses. The offerings had different focuses: the winter course covered tracking and fire, the Hide Tanning course focused on tanning, and the Spring Skills course covered Stone Age techniques and making objects.

More destinations

If you would like to explore other destinations too, you can find Åmot, Rena and Nordre Osen here.

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