Ancient monuments
Flooded settlements from the Stone Age, excavations, treasure finds and Denmark's largest stone, pushed here from Sweden by a glacier, are just some of the evidence that enriches our knowledge of the past.
Photo: Mikkel Jézéquel
Photo: Sigurd Arve Baslund Bohr
Geopark: The Siø barrow
In the shallow water a few hundred metres off the southern tip of Siø lies a long barrow from the Stone Age.
Photo: Geopark Det Sydfynske Øhav
Geopark: The storm surge marks on Avernakø
Two river markers mark the ravages of the storm surge on Avernakø.
Photo: Gitte Rahbek
Geopark: Hulbjerg Passage Grave
The passage grave at Hulbjerg contains the remains of upwards of 60 individuals
Photo: VisitFaaborg
Geopark: The burial mounds in Pipstorn Skov
The Bronze Age mounds are particularly prominent in the landscape in that they are located out toward a clear lowering of the terrain.
Photo: VisitSvendborg© Knud Mortensen
Geopark: Gamle Hestehaves bronzealderhøje
The religious world of the Bronze Age was probably the most colourful one in Danish prehistory
Photo: Knud Mortensen
Geopark: The Gudme Prince’s Hall and Lundeborg
In the village Gudme there are traces of two large halls that have been construed as The Gudme Prince’s Hall and his hall of the gods.
Photo: Lea Storm© VisitÆrø
Geopark: Havsmarken and Skt. Alberts Kirke
Throughout most of the Viking Ages, an important trading post was located in a protected cove on the inside of the southeastern corner of Ærø out toward the Baltic Sea.
Photo: Daniel Villadsen
Geopark: Søby Ramparts
Søby Volde (Søby Ramparts) is a princely fortification on West Ærø
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Geopark: Horne Kirke
No matter where you are in the western part of the South Fyn Archipelago, Horne Kirke (Horne Church) is within view.
Photo: Mette Johnsen
Geopark: Langelandsfortet
A unique example from more recent times of how landscape, nature, and strategic considerations may converge into one unit.
Photo: Geopark Det Sydfynske Øhav
Geopark: Stendiger – Brændegårdsvej, Korinth
Naturally, the stonewalls bear witness to the many stones in the moraine landscape.
Photo: VisitLangeland
Geopark: Tranekær Castle Mill
People used to say that Langeland had 15 mills, in Danish “15 bøller”, and 15 parishes.
Photo: Knud Mortensen
Geopark: Vejstrup Vandmølle
Vejstrupgård built the current watermill in 1838. From 1850 to 1922 the mill operation also had a windmill.
Photo: Faaborg Turistbureau© Øhavsmuseet Faaborg
Geopark: Kaleko Vandmølle
One of the oldest watermills in Denmark for the milling of grain.
Photo: Mikkel Jézéquel
Geopark: Damestenen (The Lady Stone)
Damestenen (The Lady Stone) is Denmarks largest glacial erratic boulder
Photo: Faaborg Turistbureau© Tarup-Davinde
Prehistoric Monuments at the nature area Tarup-Davinde
Rolfshøj, Rolighedsvej. Anes Høj, Ibjergvej. Bronzealderhøje, Hudevad Byvej 31. Long Barrows and hills.
Photo: WildMedia
Geopark: Dyrehaven i Det Sydfynske Øhav
In the 1200s most of the South Fyn Archipelago served as a deer park for the King.
Photo: VisitÆrø
Geopark: Møllegabet
On the seabed off Ærøskøbing lies Møllegabet - a more than 6,000-year-old settlement from the Mesolithic Age.
Photo: VisitLangeland© Søren Olsen
Geopark: Lindelse Cove and the Strynø Basin
Lindelse Nor and the Strynø Basin together forms the finest example of the drowned landscape of the Stone Age.
