Skjoldnæs

From within the lighthouse you will find a magnificent view of the sea. If you look to the southeast from here, you will see the many fences traversing the landscape. The farms in the village of Haven each used to have their own row of soil – a remnant from the time of the co-operatives, where all citizens got an equal portion of soil of equal quality. Today, several fences have been removed, and where the cattle used to graze, you now see golfers swinging their clubs on the golf course.

Næbbet is located where a western and an eastern current meet, and these opposing currents have created a spit. Geologists call this phenomenon – which is also found at Thurø Rev (Thurø Reef) and the island of Anholt – an angular foreland. In the sea off the coast of Næbbet are sub-marine settlements from the Mesolithic era. On Næbbet, you will also find the remains of an old fieldwork, which is in the process of eroding. The small lakes on Næbbet emerged through the excavation of pebble gravel. Today, the lakes and their surroundings serve as a breeding and resting area for the arctic tern, the redshank, the plover, the oystercatcher and the coot.

For the islanders, Skjoldnæs Fyr serves the same purpose as Kronborg does on Sjælland – when you reach Skjoldnæs on the starboard side, home is not far away.