Cultural Heritage
Guslund hulveier (sunken roads)
Situated along Borgleden
It was not until the end of the 1800s that roads began to be paved. Before that time, the road was made as you walked, literally. The hollow roads at Guslund are an example of this.
Open
Outdoors, accessible all day.
Distance
On the trail
Hollow roads, or sunken roads, are trenches in the ground, formed as a result of people and animals walking along same path over many years. Their feet have literally worn down the ground and formed a long furrow in the terrain. Perhaps the prehistoric people at Guslund have walked back and forth to the large burial cairns at the top of the hill? Hollow ways are often easier to see in inclining terrain. At Guslund, there are several sunken roads.
Illustration: Arkikon