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<< Our Photo Pages >> Zwerfsteen van Rottum - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Netherlands in Friesland

Submitted by XIII on Sunday, 03 July 2016  Page Views: 1765

Natural PlacesSite Name: Zwerfsteen van Rottum
Country: Netherlands Province: Friesland Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Heerenveen  Nearest Village: Rottum
Latitude: 52.935833N  Longitude: 5.915278E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Zwerfsteen van Rottum
Zwerfsteen van Rottum submitted by johnstone : In front of the giant, June 22, 2021 (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Zwerfsteen van Rottum is the largest glacial erratic of the Netherlands.

It is 4.7m long, 3.1m wide and 2m high and weighs 44 metrics tons. It is said the stone used to be four times larger but supposedly the stone was reduced in size using dynamite in the 19th century.

The granite stone originates from Uppland, near the current town of Uppsala in Sweden.

source and further reading (dutch): wikipedia
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Zwerfsteen van Rottum
Zwerfsteen van Rottum submitted by johnstone : The back side of the giant, June 22, 2021 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Zwerfsteen van Rottum
Zwerfsteen van Rottum submitted by johnstone : View from aside on June 22, 2021 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Zwerfsteen van Rottum
Zwerfsteen van Rottum submitted by johnstone : One side is rather flat, June 22, 2021 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Zwerfsteen van Rottum
Zwerfsteen van Rottum submitted by johnstone : Information panel with the story of the stone, June 22, 2021 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Zwerfsteen van Rottum
Zwerfsteen van Rottum submitted by XIII : Site in Friesland Netherlands CC BY 2.5 Udo Ockema - Eigen werk Zwerfsteen van Rottum 14 april 2007 source: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwerfsteen_van_Rottum#/media/File:Zwerfsteen_Rottum_05.JPG

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