Old Tingelstad Church

long church design around the year 1220 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 110 people.^[1][2]

dendrochronological dating have dated the wood parts of the roof to the years 1219–1220). It was likely first built as a private chapel for a local manor farm. The design of the church is typical of many Romanesque medieval stone churches, with a rectangular nave and a smaller choir. The nave measures about 14 by 11 metres (46 ft × 36 ft) on the outside, and the choir measures about 7 by 8.5 metres (23 ft × 28 ft). The chancel is actually a little crooked in relation to the nave, and there is a sacristy on the north side of the chancel. The Old Tingelstad Church has also at some point been rebuilt. At the west end, the gable-end is constructed of wood. In 1673 a report was made that describe the wall as brøstefeldig or dilapidated, necessitating reconstruction.^[3] In 1820, the old tower was taken down and a new wooden octagonal tower was constructed on the roof of the nave. According to the new church law in 1851, the parish church must have room for a certain percentage of the parish population, and this church was too small. Plans were made to build a new church about 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) to the west of the old church. The new Tingelstad Church was completed in 1866, and after that, the old church was renamed as the "Old Tingelstad Church" and it was taken out of regular use. By royal decree, the church was approved to have one or two annual services each year in the summer. Otherwise it would only be used on special occasions and would be preserved for history.^[4][5]

altar frontal from 1699 can also be found in the church. A unique mural from 1632 depicting the Dano-Norwegian coat of arms