| Ironworks in Trollshovda, Ekenäs (Tammisaari) |
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Far west of the city of Ekenäs (or Tammisaari) there are loosely built seaside summer cottages, harbour, nature preservation area - and remains of old ironworks. Very appropriately for a place named Trollshovda (troll court), there's a mystical atmosphere at this very peaceful and idyllic area. Five good conditioned charcoal ovens by the dirt road remind of a blast furnace that operated here between the years 1843 and 1915. It was one of the youngest ironworks of the classic kind in country.
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Before getting to the ovens, we encountered this. The sign is no joke, it's a god damn 24h SHOP! Take what you need, look for the price on the list, and drop the money into a deposit box. There was atleast bread, eggs, juice, cakes, potatoes, vegetables and coffee available. Unbeliavably good service here. |
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You just keep on driving and there should be no difficulties in finding the charcoal ovens. |
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Nature has taken back it's control over the place now that the ovens have been cold for almost 90 years. Even big trees grow around the ovens. |
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Apparently, someone takes care of the ovens. They cannot have lasted in such a good shape without some fixing. |
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Neat wall. |
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Surprisingly the doors were not permanently blocked. Unlatching them you could go in and find some aged boxes and roof bricks. Some weird guy at the door. |
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A look towards the roof reveals that it's very sooty which is no surprise. |
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Closer look at the charred wall. |
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Some fifty meters further there's another pair of ovens. The other one of them is the best kept of the five because the air vent is still present. |
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Growing very beautifully wild. |
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Flashlight peek to the sheltered alley between ovens. |
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Is this the kind of place where trolls would live or what? |
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The fifth oven comes last and it stands alone. |
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This one is locked with a modern Abloy-lock. Maybe there's something worthy inside. |
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To boost the mystical feel at the place, the shutter of the fifth oven has a very special figure on it. Cool! |
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