Tirslund Rock

Tirslund Rock
Tirslundstenen
Glacial erratic
Tirslund Rock
Coordinates: 55°29′26″N 8°57′32″E / 55.4905°N 8.9590°E / 55.4905; 8.9590
LocationNear Brørup, (Jutland)
GeologyGlacial erratic

Tirslund Rock or Tirslundstenen is a glacial erratic in Denmark. Deposited during the Ice Age it lies in The Tirslund Plantation 4 km west of Brørup. It is Jutland's largest granite boulder and the 7th largest in Denmark. Its height is 3.5 metres above the ground and it is 16 metres in circumference. The weight is about 340 tons. The rock was put under protection in 1832.

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