This big boulder of Orestenen
is
found in the forest of Tybjerg, around
130 meters south of Herluflille Møllevej,
around 1500 metres from Suseå Landevej. The
owners of the nearby Tybjerggaard'
initials are chiselled into the rock.
That tradition dates back to 1291.
Location:
Herluflille Møllevej 5, 4160 Herlufmagle.
GPS: 55.344462, 11.779692.
Size: 2,6 metres
high, 4 metres wide and 4,7 meters
long. The circumference is 14,3 metres.
Meaning of the
name: The meadows rock.
Material:
Reddish medium-grained granite.
Origin: ?
Legends: A
witch threw it from a bell tower (bit
strange, as the bellower usually is the
target).
The stone was thrown after Herlufmagle
Church; but the stone did not get far
enough.
Thrown by a troll at Menstrup Bjerg
after Herlufmagle Church; the stone got
too far.
Thrown by a troll at Aversi throw it after
Tybjerg Church; the stone got too far.
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