Tar ovens

The tar kilns in Hesselvig Plantage are two restored tar kilns among a total of 20 that were built in Denmark in the early 1900s. They are set up to show the production of charcoal and wood tar and at the same time convey a piece of cultural history. 

The only preserved tar kilns in Denmark (as far as is known) are located in Hesselvig Plantage approx. 2 km east of Skarrild.

The facility also includes the recreated drying barn and an independent engine house with a petroleum engine that has powered a stationary circular saw for cutting wood and branches for burning.

At the same time as the coal was burned, the wood tar could be used. The coals were, among other things, used for heating, as well as for mixing in pig and chicken feed. The extracted tar was used for the maintenance of woodwork and impregnation of fishing nets and fence posts.

The restored ovens were in operation from around 1910 until the years after the Second World War.

A large covered rest area has been laid out by the stoves.

 

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