Hellegård Tunneldal

The site starts from the bottom of Venø Bay and extends in an approximately 2 km wide strip almost 10 km south inland.

 

This location is another example of the geopark's tunnel valleys. For general information on tunnel valleys, see Lemvig Tunneldal . The Hellegård tunnel valley cuts through a moraine landscape with marginal moraines formed near the Main Residence Line.

 

East of the valley system is the Ryde – Sevel marginal moraine strip, and west of the valley system is the Gimsing – Handbjerg marginal moraine strip. At the bottom of the former tunnel valley runs the Hellegård Å.

The area around Hellegård Ådal has been an important settlement area since the Stone Age. There has been natural access to the Limfjord and rich resources in the form of streams, meadows and fertile soil. On both sides of the river valley are many traces of Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements.

 

The area around Brødbæk and Store Ryde Mølle has a particularly high concentration of ancient finds. This was probably a crossing point across the river valley. There are several significant watermills along the river, including Borbjerg Mølle , which has been in operation for more than 600 years.