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This big boulder of Søllestedgaard
Stenen
is found 55 metres south of Søllestedgårdvej,
between number 5 and 10, in a forest,
around 15 metres from a little track.
Location:
Søllestedgårdvej between
number 5 and 10, 4920 Søllested.
GPS: 54°49'22.0"N 11°18'05.0"E
/ 54.822778, 11.301389.
Size: 0,9
metres high, 3,1 metres wide and 4,6 meters
long. It is 12,2 metres in
circumference. Estimate weight; more
than 40 tons.
Meaning of the
name: It is named after the manor in
which fields it is found. It again, is
named after the village it originates
from. The old name was Zulverstede after
the old male name; Sylfa/Sølve, which
again mean fighter, rum, sun
or home. It does NOT
originate from "sølle", meaning
pathetic/silly.
Material:
Large-grained grante
Origin:
Finland (Sweden).
Legend: None I
have been able to find.
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