Pengesletten (The Money Plain): In a map from 1793 the
area south of Munkevang (Munk’s Field) is called
“Pengesletten”, and here sits the great
“Pengesten” (Money Stone) at pos. N56° 01.588'
E12° 21.558'. It is said that is was here the forest workers
came to receive their wages, which previously had been collected by
a colleague on his comrades’ behalf. In 1908 there was an
attempt to find a supposed hidden treasure beneath
“Pengestenen”.
The word Gribskov contains the old Danish designation
“grib”, which e.g. in “gribsjord” indicates
an area which is not owned by anyone in particular, i.e. originally
some kind of common forest.
Gribskov and Esrum Sø (Esrum Lake) are parts of
the former Crown’s Estate. Today the area is national
property. Gribskov covers 13.591 acres and is the second largest of
the old Danish forests. Esrum Sø covers 4.290 acres and is
the second largest lake in Denmark.
The local place names Blå Port (Blue Gate) and Sand
Port (Sand Gate) indicate the location of the fields of the former
stud farms. From the days of King Christian IV (1588-1648) Esrum
Kloster's Ladegård (the barn yard of Esrum Monastery) was
used for stabeling horses from the royal stud farm. In the summer
the horses grazed in the so called stud fields in Gribskov. There
were only few trees in fenced in fields which situated by the banks
of Esrum Sø. In the beginning of the last century the stud
farming was abandoned and the fields were used for regular wood
production. Running through the fields you will find
“Denmark’s most beautiful forest road” -
Søvej (Lake Road). The original names of these fields are
still used (from north towards south): Krogdalsvang, Munkevang,
Tumlingevang, Fendrikvang, Gravervang and Pibervang. Every field
was fenced in by a stone fence with wattles on top and the roads
were blocked by gates which names’ are still in use. In the
repective fields horses of a distinct colour grazed: Blue mouldy in
Pibervang and Gravervang, black or chestnut brown mouldy in
Fendrikvang and Tumlingevang and coal black mouldy in Munkevang and
Krogdalsvang. Every field had an assigned ‘field man’
as horse keeper. The four nice forest guard’s houses you will
find today by the banks of Esrum Sø were built where the
field men’s houses were situated before.
The cache is as of April 3, 2004 a white 1 liters
cultura-'yoghurt'-container.
Pengesletten: På et kort fra 1793 er området
syd for Munkevang betegnet som “Pengesletten”, og her
står den store “Pengesten” ved N56° 01.588'
E12° 21.558'. Det siges, at det var her skovarbejderne i sin
tid mødte op og modtog deres løn af en kollega, der
havde hentet pengene for sine kammerater. I 1908 blev der gravet
efter en formodet skjult skat under stenen.
Ordet Gribskov indeholder den gamle danske betegnelse
“grib”, der f.eks. i “gribsjord” angiver et
areal, som ikke ejes af nogen bestemt, altså oprindelig en
art fællesskov.
Gribskov med Esrum Sø er dele af det tidligere
krongods. Området er statsejet i dag. Gribskov er med sine
5.500 ha den næststørste af vore gamle skove. Esrum
Sø er med sine i alt 1.736 ha Danmarks
næststørste sø.
Stednavnene Blå Port og Sand Port betegner de
tidligere stutterivange. Helt fra Chr.IVs tid blev Esrum Klosters
ladegård benyttet til opstaldning af heste fra det kongelige
stutteri. Om sommeren græssede hestene i de såkaldte
stutterivange i Gribskov. Vangene var indhegnede
græsningsområder med få spredte træer, som
lå langs bredden af Esrum Sø. I begyndelsen af forrige
århundrede blev stutteriet langsomt afviklet, og vangene blev
indtaget til regulær skovdrift. Gennem nogle af vangene
løber “Danmarks smukkeste skovvej” -
Søvej. Disse vanges navne bruges endnu som stednavne og er
fra nord til syd: Krogdalsvangen, Munkevangen, Tumlingevangen,
Fendrikvangen, Gravervangen og Pibervangen. Hver vang var omgivet
af stengærder med risgærder ovenpå, og vejene
blev afspærret med porte, hvis navne altså endnu
benyttes. I hver vang græssede heste af en bestemt farve,
blåskimlede i Piber- og Gravervang, sort- eller kastaniebrune
i Fendrik- og Tumlingevangen og kulsorte i Munke- og
Krogdalsvangen. Til at passe på hestene var i hver vang ansat
en vangemand. De fire kønne skovløberhuse, som i dag
ligger langs Esrum sø, er opført, hvor
vangemændenes huse forhen lå.
Cachen er pr. 3. april 2004 en hvid 1 liters
cultura-'yoghurt'-beholder.
