The Yngshyttan Area

Early History of the Mining District

The first privileges of the Värmland mining district were granted by King Erik of Pomerania on April 16, 1413.

The first blast furnace at Yngshytte River is mentioned in Gustav Vasa’s land register of 1540, listing five bergsmen who together paid tax in 900 osmunds.

Blast Furnaces

The upper blast furnace operated until 1689, when it was closed due to severe timber shortages.

A lower blast furnace was built in 1614 and abandoned in 1654.

Hammer Forges

The upper hammer forge was established in 1621 and burned down in 1680.

The lower hammer forge, built in 1639, operated until the late 1670s.

Yngshyttan in 1654

A 1654 account describes:

• Water supply from Gårsjön and Stora Gårsjön

• Two blast furnaces, one abandoned

• Heavy forest exploitation

• Ore from Pedersberget

• Annual production potential of 100 skeppund of bar iron

After the Furnace and Hammer Period

Later industrial activity included:

• Several water wheels

• An explosives factory

• A slag stamp

• A lime kiln

• A silver works

Water Wheels and Power Installations

Moss Mine

In 1754, a small wheel north of Gubbdammen powered Moss Mine via a 112-meter rod system.
The wheel failed to keep water out, and the mine closed in 1758.

19th-Century Modifications

Trulskull Wheel (1820s) proved insufficient due to low head.
A new wheel was built in 1841 downstream from Gubbdammen.

The watercourse was redirected, moving the outlet to Lake Yngen from Malmbergsviken to Yngshytteviken.