Stugu fra Sutøy under Prestegarden på Ål Bygdamuseum, Leksvol

Stova er frå husmannsplassen Kolbotnen eller «Kullebunden», som låg under Prestegarden på Ål. Namnet «Kolbotn» kjem av at det har vore kolbrenning der tidlegare. Stova er truleg bygd ein gong mellom 1825 og 1850, og vart flytt til museet i 1987.

Stova er lafta og har to rom, stovedel og kleve. Mellom kleven og stoverommet er det ikkje dør, ein må difor ut for å gå inn i dei ulike romma. Opphavleg var det ikkje kleve på denne stova, det var ein vedaskåle. I stova budde heile huslyden. Denne var ofte innreidd som dei andre husa med seng, peis, bord, benk, skåp og hylle. Denne husmansstova er tatt i bruk som «brukshus», og der er difor gjort endringar innvendig. Taket er sett i stand, og det er bytt frå torvtak til bordtak.

Kolbotnen var, som nemnd, husmannsplass under Prestegarden. Husmannsplassen er nemnd fyrste gong i 1720, og den er òg nemnd i eit bygselbrev frå 1816 . Frå 1816 var det Kitil Olsson Sundremoen Kolbotnen (1782-1875) som bygsla (leigde) Kolbotnen. Han var gift fyrste gong med Birgit Levorsdotter Helling Kolbotn (1776-1836), desse fekk ingen ungar, og andre gong med Gunhild Eiriksdotter Foss Kolbotn (1803-1866). Kitil og Gunhild fekk sonen Ola Kittilson Kolbotnen (1840-1900), som overtok bygsla etter faren. Ola gifta seg med Kari Knutsdotter Kanafetmyro Kolbotn (1836-1927), og saman fekk dei dottera Gunhild Olsdotter Kolbotnen (1867-1894). I 1889 fekk Ola skøyte på Kolbotnen for 1005 kr. Kari skal mellom anna ha drive med strikking. I 1916 vart garden kjøpt opp av Guttorm K. Sundre på Sutøy , og garden vart difor liggande under Sutøy. Då Kari døydde i 1927, var både mannen og dottera døde. Det var difor ingen til å overta garden etterpå, og den vart ståande tom.

ENGLISH:
The house is from the crofter’s holding Kolbotnen—or “Kullebunden”— which lay under the parsonage (Prestegarden) in Ål. The name “Kolbotn” comes from earlier charcoal burning that took place there. The house was likely built sometime between 1825 and 1850 and was moved to the museum in 1987.

The house is log-built and consists of two rooms: the main living room (stove) and a kleve (storeroom or pantry). There is no door between the two rooms, so one must go outside to enter the other. Originally, there was no kleve; instead, there was a woodshed. The entire household lived in the main room, which was typically furnished like other homes—with beds, a fireplace, table, bench, cupboard, and shelf. This crofter’s house has been adapted for use as a functional building (brukshus), so some interior changes have been made. The roof has been restored, changing from a turf roof to wooden shingles.

Kolbotnen was a crofter’s holding under the parsonage. The place is first mentioned in 1720 and also appears in a lease document from 1816. From that year, Kitil Olsson Sundremoen Kolbotnen (1782–1875) leased the property. He was first married to Birgit Levorsdotter Helling Kolbotn (1776–1836); they had no children. His second wife was Gunhild Eiriksdotter Foss Kolbotn (1803–1866), and together they had a son, Ola Kittilson Kolbotnen (1840–1900), who took over the lease from his father. Ola married Kari Knutsdotter Kanafetmyro Kolbotn (1836–1927), and they had a daughter, Gunhild Olsdotter Kolbotnen (1867–1894).

In 1889, Ola bought the farm outright for 1,005 kroner. Kari is said to have earned money by knitting. In 1916, the farm was purchased by Guttorm K. Sundre of Sutøy, and the property then fell under Sutøy. When Kari died in 1927, both her husband and daughter had already passed away. As there was no one to take over the farm, it was left vacant.