Hoburgen (Gotland)
Hoburgen is a cliff area in the southernmost part of the Swedish island of Gotland , which consists of steep cliffs of reef limestone . The reef limestone belongs to the Sund Reformation , while the sandstone , which is mainly found in the south of the island and on which the reef limestone rests, belongs to the Burgsvik formation . These two petrological units are among the very youngest soil materials on Gotland and they have settled in Ludlow , part of the Silurian .
Hoburgen is a resting place for migratory birds. At the place where a lighthouse has been standing since 1846 is now the 22 meter high Hoburgs Fyr .
At Hoburgen there are grottos and raukar , which were formed and developed both by the Ancylus Sea and the Littorina Sea .
Hoburgsgubben
A well-known rauk is the Hoburgsgubben , which from a certain angle looks like a person's head. It is made of reef limestone, like the rest of the rocks in the area. It belongs to the Sund Reformation, as the youngest mountain layer on Gotland is called, which comes to the surface in the south of the island.
location
The Hoburgen area is located 81 km south of Visby, 38 km south of Hemse and 15 km south of Burgsvik on the west coast of the south end of Gotland.
Web links
- Hoburgen. In: guteinfo.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013 (Swedish).
Coordinates: 56 ° 55 '11.3 " N , 18 ° 7' 29" E