Boulder in Rottum
Rottum
The largest boulder in Friesland lies near the little village of Rottum in Southwest Friesland. It was deposited by glacier ice that advanced from the Uppland region of Sweden during the Saale Ice Age 200,000 years ago.
Did you know that the largest boulder in Friesland lies near the little village of Rottum in the municipality of De Fryske Marren in Southwest Friesland? It is 4.70 metres long, 2 metres high and weighs 44 tons. The boulder was deposited by glacier ice that advanced from the Uppland region of Sweden during the Saale Ice Age 200,000 years ago.
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