Damestenen, Glacial erratic boulder in Hesselager, Denmark.
The immense granite formation rises 10 meters high with a circumference of 45 meters and weighs approximately 1,000 tonnes near Svendborg Municipality.
About 18,000 years ago, during the last ice age, glacial forces transported this massive stone from Swedish bedrock to its current location in Denmark.
Danish geologist Johan Georg Forchhammer conducted studies of the stone in 1840, leading to an excavation ordered by King Christian the Eighth.
Visitors can access the site through Damestenensvej, with designated parking areas and benches available for viewing the geological formation.
The stone contains several narrow veins of dark grey volcanic rock known as diabase basalt within its light reddish-grey granite composition.
Location: Svendborg Municipality
Height: 10 m
GPS coordinates: 55.18171,10.76059
Latest update: March 13, 2025 02:22
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