The area around the harbor is owned by a community of properties around the area. Husbod Hamnförening manages and preserves the harbor and its surroundings to the delight of members and guests. Parking at designated places in the port is permitted for passenger cars but not for trailers, caravans, motorhomes or buses. Note that driving and parking on the side of the road is not allowed on Fårö.
​Help us keep the harbor clean and tidy by bringing your waste.

Welcome to enjoy a moment in our unique environment

Husbod Samfällighetsförening

About the port

The people of Fårö have throughout the ages subsisted on a mixture of everything that nature has to offer, such as agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, hunting, crafts and trade. Like all islanders, they have been dependent on boats for transport, hunting and fishing. Fårö lacks completely protected natural harbors, but there are a number of older landing sites, often consisting of a few boathouses, boathouses and landings, ie small stone piers between which you pulled up your boat. The locally used boat types were adapted to use, sea conditions and port opportunities. On Fårö and the rest of Gotland, the boat population was dominated by one-, two- and three-man boats, light pointed boats well adapted for rowing and sailing and which could easily be pulled up on the shore. Real ports began to be built during the 20th century when larger fishing boats began to be used that could not be easily pulled up on the shore.

In Alnäsaviken, near the old lime kiln, is the fishing village Husbod, which has served as a landing place for small boats for a long time. Husbod community association is today run by the community's co-owners and the association's other members, of which a total of 30 households are members. Here are old landings, a boathouse from the 40s, four wooden sheds, one of which is timbered and very ancient, probably Gotland's oldest preserved timbered fishing shed. There are also a couple of cold-walled stone sheds. Bridges and breakwaters began to be built about 50 years ago and the harbor has gradually been maintained and developed by the members. Fårö's exposed location to wind and sea is taking a heavy toll on the harbor and in connection with the storms of recent years, large parts of the breakwater were destroyed. An extensive and costly refurbishment seemed inevitable, the future looked bleak for Husbod. Following contacts with the EU Rural Development Fund and the organization Leader, the community has received a financial contribution for a project that aimed to renovate the port and increase accessibility for the public. In the spring of 2019, the project was completed.

Today, you can often see sailing men and recreational fishermen in Husbod. The newly renovated pier offers nice swimming and a magnificent view of Alnäsaviken. Further into the bay there is a long sandy beach for lovely swimming. Feel free to continue a few hundred meters past the harbor and view the runin of an old lime kiln. From the middle of the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century, lime burning was an important source of income for the busy Fårö residents.

The lime kiln at Västerrev

Pure limestone consists of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). When it is heated to about 1000 oC, carbon dioxide (CO2) is released and left unquenched lime (CaO) is called packing stone. When the packing stone is quenched with water (H2O), strong heat develops and the stone swells and falls apart. Calcium hydroxide (Ca (OH) 2) has formed, ie slaked lime. Ground lime mixed with sand and water forms a mortar that has been used from the Middle Ages to the present day. The mortar hardens over time as it absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air.

Far back in time, the farmers on Fårö have burned lime for household needs in simpler lime miles. From the middle of the 17th century, lime cartridges were given privileges to build larger lime kilns for commercial production of slaked lime for the domestic market and for export. On Fårö, the first lime kilns were built at Lauter around 1665 and the burning lasted until 1882 under several different owners.

The information about Västerrevsugnen is scarce. In 1847 the lime kiln was released and in 1855 the creation of "Alnäsa lime kiln belonging to Herr FF Schenholm" was noted. Gustav Emanuel Govenius, born in Sala in 1824, moved to Lilla Hoburga, Alnäsa in 1861 and took over the oven. He left the island in September 1865. The business apparently became short-lived.

The kiln is today 8 m high from the lowest ground level and has walls up to 3 m thick. The kiln is built of limestone. To protect the oven from burning to lime during firing, it was plastered inside with lime mortar. The plaster must be improved at regular intervals. You could burn 29 loads of lime at a time. The definition of a last as a volume measure has over time varied between 2 and 4 m3. The stone was broken in fractures above the kiln and stacked in the kiln so that a fireplace and chimneys were formed. The coarse stone was laid at the bottom and pebbles at the top. The oven was fired with 2 m long wood, day and night for 3-4 days until yellow flames showed that the burning was complete. The slaked lime was then quenched by spraying it with water, a hard, dangerous and dirty job often performed by women. Hot lime sprayed and corroded the workers' skin. The slaked lime was shipped out packed in barrels. In the lake just outside the kiln are the remains of two stone chests that were part of a bridge that was used to ship the slaked lime and probably also to transport the large amounts of wood needed during the burning.

Contact information

• Ordf. Johan Wästlund 070 4444689
• Cashier. Bengt Öberg 070 3463212
• Secretary: Ingvar Larsson 070 6570996
• Member: Björn Ekström 070 6554110
• Member: Preben Möller 073 5506144

Sailing

We are a number of members who sail with old folk boats based in our port. In July 2021, we organized for the first time sailings for boats from all over Gotland. The event that we call Askugrund Runt, we plan to make an annual event. On this page we will publish information about sailing at Husbod and about Askugrund Runt.

Pictures below are from the sailings 2021. More pictures can be found on the facebook group Askugrund runt - https://www.facebook.com/groups/118869763688967