Gamle Hellesund

Gamle Hellesund is an outport in the Høvåg area in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway.

It is located on the island of Helløya in the coastal archipelago about halfway between the village of Ulvøysund to the southwest and Åkerøyhamn to the northeast.

Historically, the village served as an outport along the Blindleia strait for boats coming from the Skaggerak.

Today, Gamle Hellesund stays empty most of the year and is largely used in the summer by tourists.

Gamle Hellesund had its point of highest activity in the 19th century during the so-called era of sailing ships.