AEBLESKIVE
STONE
(Æbleskivestenen)

Skårupøre Strandvej 3 (at SID-school)

The small area, seen on the picture, is from the second half of 19th century by Theobald Weber, who also had it preserved. The big rock in the center is actually an old rock moved here by the ice in the last ice age, which vanished about 12000 years ago. In the bronze age it was used as in religous ceremonies and signs of bowls were slashed into it. Several hundreds of these rocks have been found in Denmark. The were common sacred signs in the bronce age (1900-800 BC).

Apple slice stone

Their importance is not yet known, but most agree that this have been sign of fertility. It is kow that these signs were used in foreign cultured in fertility rituals. The name "Aebleskive stone" is the local name, which derives from the 105 bowl signs looking like an aebleskive pan.



The grind stones seen surrounding the rock, was found in Gammel Hestehave (Old Horsegarden).

These grindstones were used in the middle ages for hand grinding grain into flour.

grind stone

view over the grave mounds
Here is the grave-mound. The picture was taken in autum as this season gives a more clear picture of the mounds than the sommer, where everything is green. Just in case you wondered.

This area is well suited for strol- ling. Here are benches if you should need a rest.

Se a panorama of the area. (large file, have patience).

 
A few hundred metres from the rock lies a large grass area where there are some old grave mounds. In Gammel Hestehave is a number of preserved grave-mounds, which are 2-4 metres high. They have not been examined but it is believed that they are from the early bronze age (1800-1000 BC). Only the most important people in a society were buried in mounds. It is known that originally there have been 50-60,000 mounds in denmark from the bronce age. Only 10-15,000 are left of these.

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