MALMÖNS GRANITE
Although Malmön was originally inhabited by fishermen ever
since the 16th century, from 1844 until the 1930-s the island has
been an important international supplier of granite. The massive
rocks were mostly used as construction material. The cities of
Copenhagen and Hamburg for example ordered a great amount of the
fossil stone to build their sea defences, as did England.
Granite itself is in fact “melted rock”, also
known as “magma” that has intruded other rocks
and has deep in the crust of the earth and under incredible
pressure transformed into its own form. Because of its hardness you
can’t just scoop it up, so before being able to use it
unconventional methods are needed. (Hence the name of the
cache.)
In the landscape of Malmön it is the particular combination
of the soft lines of era-long erosion and lava-like shapes on one
hand and the sharp and rectangular lines of the not-so-subtle use
of TNT on the other that makes it such a wonderful place.
Tip: The 10,4 km long “Kuststigen” (coast
path) takes you around the island and along the place the cache is
hidden.
Good to know:
- The ferry is free of charge (every 30 minutes)
- Supermarket, pub and restaurants on the island
- Swimming, fishing (permit), boating/sailing, bird watching
- Possibility (not necessary) to stay-over