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Stone for the dead
Gryet, from the Old Norse griut, means 'group of stones'. Certainly, Gryet is the largest group of standing stones or menhirs on Bornholm. Today 60-70 of the burial field's menhirs remain. The stones are supported by a foundation extending deep…
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Gryet
En del af de ca. 60 bevarede bautasten i Gryet.
År: 2009 PHOTO:Martin Stoltze
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The menhirs in Gryet would not have survived were it not for a rescue mission in 1870. Emil Vedel…
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Nearest address Plantagevej 8, 3730, NeksøTourist info
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