Memorial Anchor
Memorial Anchor is a memorial in Tvedestrand, Agder. Memorial Anchor is situated nearby to Krigshola, as well as near the islet Sunniva - bråtene.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lyngør Lighthouse.
Lyngør Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Kurt Chetkowski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyngør Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located on the island of Kjeholmen in the Lyngør area in the municipality of Tvedestrand in Agder county, Norway. Lyngør Lighthouse is situated 1 km northeast of Memorial Anchor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyngør and Gjeving.
Lyngør
Village
Photo: Leifern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lyngør is a village area on a group of small islands in the municipality of Tvedestrand in Agder county, off the southeast coast of Norway. The village is about 12 kilometres northeast of Tvedestrand and approximately 12 kilometres southwest of the town of Risør.
Gjeving
Village
Gjeving is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Skagerrak coast, just off Norwegian County Road 411, about 15 kilometres east of the town of Tvedestrand and about 5 kilometres east of the village of Dypvåg.
Nipe
Hamlet
Nipe is a village in Risør municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located near the Skaggerak coast, about 4 kilometres south of the village of Sandnes and the Sandnesfjorden and about 3 kilometres northeast of the village of Gjeving in Tvedestrand municipality. Nipe is situated 4½ km north of Memorial Anchor.
Memorial Anchor
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “An anchor with a plaque remembering the loss of the barque Synniva with the loss of all hands on December 6th 1907, and the schooner Lyra on 24th of December 1915 with the rescue of all hands. They both capsized on the skerries seen from the anchor.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.62835° or 58° 37′ 42″ northLongitude
9.14034° or 9° 8′ 25″ eastOpen location code
9FCFJ4HR+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 7921509215OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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