Hvítserkur (basalt rock)

The Hvítserkur

The Hvítserkur: looks like a troll with his head bowed to the left

The Hvítserkur ( isl. "White coat", because it is colored white by bird excrement) is a basalt rock on the east coast of the Vatnsnes peninsula in northwest Iceland .

The approximately 15 m high rock, which is hollowed out in two places, is located on Húnafjörður and is a nesting place for various species of birds, such as the kittiwake and the fulmar .

According to an Icelandic legend, the rock is said to be a troll who was petrified by the sun when he pelted the Þingeyrar monastery with stones.

In 1990, an Icelandic postage stamp worth 25 Icelandic kroner with the motif of Hvítserkur was published.

reachability

The rock can be reached via road 711.

Web links

Commons : Hvítserkur  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ About the Hvítserkur on isholf.is ( Memento of the original from June 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Coordinates: 65 ° 35 ′ 45.9 ″  N , 20 ° 37 ′ 55.1 ″  W.