Minigravhøje midtvejs på Hærvejen

In the old days, halfway between Viborg and Schleswig there was a distinctive and indicative burial mound called the Halfway Mound. 

Jutland's old main road, the Ancient Road, originally connected Viborg with Schleswig. Halfway between the two towns was Vejen, and here there was a distinctive burial mound southeast of Vejen and right next to one of the branches of the Ancient Road down towards the passage of the Kongeå. This burial mound was called the Halfway Mound. In the heyday of the Ancient Road, the burial mounds were very important as signposts. At that time, the landscape was more open, and the large burial mounds were visible in the long term and were used for navigation. We know from descriptions that it took about 7 days to get from Viborg to Schleswig - in today's unit of measurement - kilometers, then there are about 125 km to both Viborg and Schleswig from Vejen. 

In our time, the Ancient Road's modern hiking and cycling route does not go past the old Halfway Mound, but along Østre Skibelundvej, a row of mini burial mounds has been created in connection with a new residential area, so that you as a Hærvej tourist can get a sense of how the mounds functioned as landscape lighthouses. Today, the Ancient Road's hiking and cycling route goes all the way to Hirtshals and Frederikshavn. 

If you come by in the summer, you will find the burial mounds in full colorful bloom because the mounds are sown with wild perennial flowers. The flower flora varies throughout the summer months. Flowers and perennials have been chosen in particular, the pollen and nectar of which bees and other insects appreciate. The wildflowers thus contribute to creating a more varied flora in the area. You will find plants such as asters, tuberous meadowsweet, daytime star, furry lady's foot, musk cow's cheese and lion's tail.