Dyrrest

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Dyresten ( German  "Tierstein" ), which weighs around 152 tons, is a boulder . It is located between Kalundborg and Rørby near road 22 on the Danish island of Zealand .

The north-south oriented granite stone is about 6.0 m long, 4.5 to 5.2 m wide and 1.5 meters high. The tip in the south has a deep crack going from west to east. The stone slopes gently to the east, the other sides are steep.

Legend

The stone is said to have been thrown at Rørby Church by the troll from Olsbjærg. It is the same troll who threw the black stone into the water in front of Asnæs Forskov.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 39 '22.3 "  N , 11 ° 8' 33.7"  E