Jordkulan Södra Sam
The Jordkulan (cave in the earth, mound of earth) by Södra Sam is an emergency shelter built in the 19th century not far from the eastern shore of Lake Sämsjön in Sweden . The building consists of only two rooms, the first being an approximately 2 m² windowless vestibule. The living room itself is about 10 m² and now includes a table with two benches and a brick fireplace. The stone building is built into a hill and apart from the front the walls are almost completely covered with earth. The roof is made of tree trunks and covered with sod .
The building was restored in 1995 and is registered as a monument by the Riksantikvarieämbetet under the number Södra Sam 116: 1 . It can be reached via a driveway .
Just a few meters to the north is an earth cellar (Jordkällare). This can no longer be entered due to heavy vegetation with soil formation in front of the entrance.
history
The hut was built by Emanuel Svensson. He had married Annika Larsdotter in 1840 and moved into the Skogås house with her and their children in 1856. The couple separated and Emanuel built his new home, the Jordkulan, just 75 meters away. Despite separation and relocation, the two had three more children together.
Web links
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https://www.ulricehamn.se/innehall/2016/12/Jordkulan-iS%C3%B6dra-S%C3%A4m.pdf Description on www.ulricehamn.se
http://www.fmis.raa.se/cocoon/fornsok/search.html?tab=3&objektid=10178801160001 Description on the Riksantikvarieämbetet (Reichsantiquaramt - the Swedish Central Office for Monument Preservation)
Coordinates: 57 ° 38 ′ 33.9 ″ N , 13 ° 23 ′ 24 ″ E