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Photo: Lars Hans
Hansen.
This big boulder of
Sovestenen* is found on the
little island of Mejlesholm, which again
is found in the bay of Sværm on the
island of Samsø.
Adress:
Mejlesholm, 8305 Stavns.
GPS: 55°53'50.6"N 10°38'33.1"E
55.897381, 10.642525
Size:
WORK IN PROGRESS meters
high, meters long and meters
wide. The circumference is metres.
Estimate weight tons.
Meaning of the
name: Sleeping Stone
Material:
Grey large-grained granite.
Origin:
?.
Legend: "There
is a stone on the small islet Sværm,
which belongs to Stavns. A man went over
to Sværn every day and took his midday
nap on the stone, which made it hollow."
Whether this is the same stone is
uncertain at this time.
Page from:
Achton Friis, Forårsrejsen 1922, Øerne i
Stavnsfjord.
Photo: Lars Hans
Hansen.
Photo: Lars Hans
Hansen. |
