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Crosses in the ceeling.
Hellnahellir is the longest man made cave in Iceland. carved into rather soft sandstone.
It is believed that it is made by some celtic monks sometime before the norse settlement. Very little is known about a celtic settlement before the norse, but in our Sagas those munks are mentioned, ment to have been hermits, living in caves dug into the sandstone found in south of Iceland.
In the wall and ceeling one can see simple crosses and runes, but also younger carving of initioals and names
Hellahellir_8127
Crosses in the ceeling.
Hellnahellir is the longest man made cave in Iceland. carved into rather soft sandstone.
It is believed that it is made by some celtic monks sometime before the norse settlement. Very little is known about a celtic settlement before the norse, but in our Sagas those munks are mentioned, ment to have been hermits, living in caves dug into the sandstone found in south of Iceland.
In the wall and ceeling one can see simple crosses and runes, but also younger carving of initioals and names