Hvitserkur is the last remains of a central volcano, about 15 m high. Legend has it that this is a troll turned into stone when he was surprised by the sun while attacking a nearby abbey with rocks.
Hvitserkur (15 m) protrudes out of the sea in the western part of the Huna Bay near the coast a short distance from the farm Suluvellir. The sea erosion has carved three holes through its foundations and sculptures it in the shape of a petrified monster.
The GPS is: 65° 36,431'N, 20° 38,216'W (ISN93: 424.544, 568.671)
See here on map: ja.is/kort/#q=index_id%3A441942&x=422527& y=569802...
Iceland, July 2009.
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nbatu 32 months ago | reply
Theres A BIRD over there omg!!
j-verne 32 months ago | reply
It looks like a giant stone dinosaur !
Excellent
raghnallg 25 months ago | reply
Nice texture and detail. Looks like a rhinocerus or elephant. Love those troll tales!
timechaser 15 months ago | reply
Cool! I had never heard or seen this formation! You learn something every day!