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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around De Fryske Marren

De Fryske Marren’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around De Fryske Marren. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 13, 2025

Mirns Cliff

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This cliff was formed by ice from the ice age, which was pushed up, so to speak. A cliff like this is unique in the flat Dutch landscape! Take a …

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Rode Klif Monument

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The basis for the elevation in the landscape that you see here is the result of advancing glacial ice in the Pleistocene. The ice brought with it rocks from Scandinavia …

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The Fountain of Fortuna – 11fountains

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For the Fortuna Fountain, German sculptor Stephan Balkenhol was inspired by the periods of prosperity and loss of Sneek.

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Rijs stone cist

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Forestry worker Herman Wessels stumbled across this site in March 1849 while digging a trench on some large boulders.

The boulders were removed and used for the road paving. It …

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Glacial erratic and the tower

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In addition to the air watch tower, there are even more beautiful things to admire. There is a boulder that has been in the IJsselmeer for years.

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Wijnjeterp Stone Cist

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In 1849, the only hunebed in Friesland was found by chance and immediately demolished. Later, research into the hunebed was done at this location. It turned out to be a …

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Uppsalagranite Boulder of Rottum

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The enormous boulder of Rottum near Heerenveen has a size of 4.70 meters long, 3.10 meters wide and 2.00 meters thick and weighs 44,200 kilograms (44 tons). As far as …

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Oranjewoud Front Garden

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The park belonged to the area of the Oranjewoud Estate, which was created by Albertine Agnes van Nassau in the 17th century. The park was laid out in Baroque style …

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Oudemirdumer Cliff

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The six-meter-high Oudemirdumerklif formed during the penultimate ice age, when Scandinavian ice sheets pushed up the land, leaving boulders in their wake. The Zuiderzee's wave action ultimately formed three cliffs in Gaasterland.

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Kibitz Fountain (Sloten)

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Modern monument that encourages you to think. Theme "Water as a resource".

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Dragonfly Reserve Wyldemerk

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A unique nature reserve near Wyldemerk, specially protected as a habitat for dragonflies. The reserve consists of fens and swamp forests where dozens of species of dragonflies and other insects …

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Extend your search for the best caves by checking out these guides of the top ones around De Fryske Marren:

The Top 20 Natural Monuments around De Fryske Marren

Mirns Cliff

Rode Klif Monument

The Fountain of Fortuna – 11fountains

Rijs stone cist

Glacial erratic and the tower

Wijnjeterp Stone Cist

Uppsalagranite Boulder of Rottum

Oranjewoud Front Garden

Oudemirdumer Cliff

Kibitz Fountain (Sloten)

Dragonfly Reserve Wyldemerk

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