Hellig Hågen
The building stone Hellig Hågen (formerly also called "Alter Haagen" or "Hell Haagen") is located near Lyngvejen in the forest of Åker Plantage, northwest of Nexø on the Danish island of Bornholm .
The so-called Greetings Stone Hellig Hågen is a menhir and the male counterpart to Hellig Kvinde . In the past, it was common for people walking past the two stones to take off their hats and say hello. It was believed that the stones punished those who broke the custom. Similar greeting stones are known from Norway. There is a stone bench in front of the approximately two meter high stone.
Kyllingeklippen ( German the chicken cliff ) is a flat boulder on Lyngvejen.
About 440 m away are the Kraagesten and the Højlyngen building site.
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 .
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Coordinates: 55 ° 5 ′ 6 ″ N , 15 ° 1 ′ 30.1 ″ E