The Harbour
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In the Middle Ages the water stood a great deal higher than it does today and it was was possible to sail through Klokkarsundet and into Katavågen. Finds on both land and in the sea at Klokkarsundet show that there was a harbour area here with boathouses and piers. We can imagine the trading ships, mooring here to load goods, for example dried fish which was to be transported to Bergen and further onwards around Europe. People sailed and rowed in from the fjords and islands to buy, sell and exchange goods. Those who came here for the first time probably marvelled at all that they saw. If they couldn’t find a place to moor at the pier then they would just pull their boats ashore. From the harbour there were paths and roads up to the town. The air in the town probably stank of dried fish and other strong smells that the Middle Ages were renowned for.