Plassen is an old farm situated between Sjømyr and Ulsholmen. Its age is uncertain, but it has probably been abandoned longer than either of those places. The wooden buildings have completely disappeared, but the partially collapsed and overgrown mounds of houses are still clearly visible. Down at the edge of the swamp, about 10-15 meters southwest of where you are, you'll find the remains of a building that was probably Plassen's outbuilding. Up here, where the information board stands, the remains of the former inner house can be clearly seen. At the time when Plassen was still inhabited, the area was probably cleared and developed. This gave the possibility of both a piece of land for cultivation Growing crops and possibly potatoes, as well as grazing land for a few animals. It is likely that the swamps around the outbuilding were mowed and the grass used as fodder. There is little information about these small settlement, but we can be pretty sure it was a small settlement. There must have been limited farming and animal husbandry, but to survive in such places people had to work outside of the settlement. An important additional industry in this regard was the so-called bark braiding. Bark was collected from young oak trees and dried. The dried bark was then used to tan leather and hides, and to tan fishing nets. The square and Ulsholmen 300-400 meters south-east of Ulsholmen - play a central role in the novel "The Bark Weaver" by Gabriel Scott. The main character of the novel, Søren Andersen Røsnes, lives here on Plassen. The characters in the novel are based on real people, but their names and locations have been changed so that descendants don't feel isolated. Søren, for example, was actually born in Røsnes, so it's probably just Gabriel Scott who made his home on Plassen. The remains of an outbuilding that probably stood in Plassen at the bottom of the swamp. Photo: Ole-lørgen Hasle 2020. Residence.
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