Korset På Torø - Assens - Danmark
N 55° 15.159 E 009° 52.047
32U E 555139 N 6123249
Granitkors ved strandkanten...Granite cross at the seashore
Waymark Code: WM127T5
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 03/22/2020
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På Torøs øde nordspids, kan man tæt på strandkanten se dette 2 m høje granitkors.
I 1920 blev der i forbindelse med gravning , fundet 3 skelletter på stedet, 2 voksne og et barn. Graven stammede fra stenalderen.
Finansmanden Harald Plum, der dengang ejede Torø fik rejst dette kors til minde om de 3 ukendte.
On Torøs deserted northern tip, one can close to the seashore see the 2 m high granite crosses.
In 1920, in connection with the excavation of gravel, 3 skeletons, 2 adults and one child were found. The tomb dates from the Stone Age.
The financier Harald Plum, who at that time owned Torø, raised this cross in memory of the 3 unknowns.
Type of cross: Latin cross
Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...)
Characteristics of this cross:
2 m high, base is 1 x 1 m
Describe the location:
Located on Torø, where a stone age tomb was found with skeletons of two adults and one child.
Year of manufacture: 12/24/1928
Is this cross commemorative ?: Yes
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