Jernaldergården Janheim

The Iron Age Farm Janheim at Tranås is open for self-guided visits every day from 10 AM to 7 PM, until the end of August.

At Tranås, on the western side of Jøa, people have lived for at least 2,000 years.
Here you can find cairns and burial mounds from the Iron Age – that is, before the Viking Age.
Remains of a longhouse over 50 meters in length have been discovered – a home that may have housed as many as 50 people.

The Iron Age Farm

Building the Iron Age Farm took the owner, Jan Tranås, 20 years of planning, 5 years and 5,000 hours of construction work.
His dream has been to recreate the story of who the people of Namdalen are, and how their ancestors lived.

A living story

If you want to experience what it was like to live in an Iron Age longhouse—cook over an open fire, swim in the sea, forage for wild herbs in a lush coastal landscape—and enjoy a truly unique overnight stay and base for exploring the rest of Jøa, you can rent the longhouse Janheim.

Contact

For questions: Jan Tranaas, phone: +47 918 43 603
Email: jarv-tra@online.no