Skansen by the Fisherman's House

To the west of Fiskerhuset lies a powerful fortress rampart built in the 1660s during the Swedish Wars. The rampart was "recycled" during the England Wars. To prevent enemy landings after the loss of the fleet to England in 1801 and 1807, the rampart was expanded and new ones were built in other locations, including a rampart at Skanseskov, as well as a rampart at the tip of Røsnæs, where the lighthouse now stands. Only the lighthouse rampart was permanently manned - the others were equipped with cannons and personnel as needed. The largest cannons could fire at distances of up to a kilometer through wooden coverings on enemy ships, but only had an accuracy of 50%. The cannonballs weighed 24 pounds.

Read more about Røsnæs in our Nature Guide and in the Tour Brochure

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