Jøssingfjord. The Helleren houses

Helleren is a large cliff overhanging two houses at the end of the Jøssingfjord, on the southwestern coast of Norway.

They were built in the early 19th century and abandoned in the 1920s shortly after the first road was opened. The houses are preserved as they once were, as houses for poor families subsiding on a combination of farming, sheep herding and fishing.

The rooves are made of wood, as the cliff protects the houses from adverse weather. Inside they are both very basic. It must have been a very hard life.

To view a video: www.sandalsand.net/video-norway-helleren-in-jossingfjord