Historic Sites

- Part of our cultural heritage

The Lighthouse of Bovbjerg – A landmark on the West Coast.
The lighthouse was built in 1877 on the highest point of the cliff. It was painted red so that mariners would not mistake it for the church towers in Trans and Ferring. The 85-foot-tall lighthouse commands a magnificent view extending about 22 miles across the North Sea . In the opposite direction, 18 churches are in view inland. With a focus height (flame height) 203 feet above sea level, the lighthouse is visible at a distance of about 16 miles .

By the lighthouse is found a bronze age mound called Hesthøj (“the House Mound”) with a monument to King Frederik VI’s visit at Bovbjerg in 1826 and 1830. He visited the area to see what had happened when the sea broke through the isthmus between Harboøre and Agger in 1825.

Gjellergaard.
Gjellergaard was built in the latter half of the 19 th century. Representing the building style of Western Jutland fisherman-peasants at that time, the old part of the farm now functions as a museum of regional culture, whereas the reconstructed barn houses a coffee room. A sheephouse built in 1996 contains a collection of old farm tools and fishing tackle. The Danish poet Thøger Larsen was born nearby, and his poetry was inspired by this landscape. South of Gjellergaard there is a monument to the poet.

Rysensteen Manor House
Situated on the outskirts of Bøvlingbjerg, Rysensteen is an old manor house surrounded by a moat. Built around 1400, today it is a modern plant- and pig-breeding farm. Its south wing is furnished with bed-and-breakfast rooms.

Nørre Vosborg Manor House
Perched on the edge between land and sea, Nørre Vosborg Manor House was strategically situated on the entrance of the river whose Danish name is Storå . Many prominent persons have visited the manor house down through the ages. Hans Christian Andersen stayed there for a fortnight in 1859, and King Frederik VII and Countess Danner visited the place in 1861.

Monuments and Memorials in the area