Beinisvørð

The Beinisvørð sticks out of the sea of ​​clouds

Map of the Municipality of Sumba / Faroe Islands

The Beinisvørð is one of the most famous promontories in the Faroe Islands. It is located on the west coast of Suðuroy.

The Beinisvørð located west of Lopra directly on the road to Sumba. It rises almost vertically from the sea and is at the highest point 469 m high.

Several poets were inspired by this cliff. In a poem by Janus Djurhuus (1881-1948) on Nólsoyar Páll (1766-1809), the national hero of the Faroe Islands, the Beinisvørð receives a symbolic interpretation of the desire for national independence. From Poul F. Joensen from Sumba (1898-1970) of Beinisvørð is symbolized as the protector of his country in one of his poems.

For the general population of Beinisvørð was but besides its aesthetic value is an important source of nutrition. From time immemorial the Beinisvørð had a prominent place in the Faroese bird life, and many stories of heroic events in conjunction with bird trapping and egg collecting in the mountains are in circulation. In 1975 there was a massive landslide that tore countless bird nesting sites and famous places with him.

When the Danish queen 2005, the Faroe Islands, visited a small wooden bridge was built to reach the Beinisvørð from the road better especially for them.