Skuldelev

Marina near Skuldelev Strand (Torp Mark)

Last edited 23.02.2023 at 15:23 by NV Charts Team

Latitude

55° 47’ 44.2” N

Longitude

12° 3’ 27.3” E

Skuldelev - Marina near Skuldelev Strand (Torp Mark)

Description

Local small boat harbour on the west shore of Roskildefjord.

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The unlit waters can only be approached during the day. From the fairway of Roskildefjord, head directly west towards the harbour. When entering the harbour, keep closer to the southern head of the pier. Be aware of the many nets in the shallow water around the harbour.

Berths

In the harbour, which is very busy with local small boats, guests will find limited berthing facilities. The water depth is about 1.5m.

Surroundings

The harbour offers only very basic sanitary facilities and no service or supply facilities. Østby Havn:
The lime works jetty 2.5sm south of Skuldelev may not be used by recreational boating.

NV Land Guide

Most sports boats pass Skuldelev, which is understandable, because apart from the boats of recreational fishermen, a reed belt on the fjord shore and a small, wooden clubhouse, there is nothing worth talking about. The telephone in the clubhouse seems to be a superfluous luxury in view of the simple conditions, as well as the bathing pontoon and the jetty at the small bathing beach 50 metres to the south. You will certainly get to know the stereotypical cottage area when you go shopping in the village three kilometres away.

Skuldelev did not always sleep the sleep of Sleeping Beauty. The fjord narrows were once of strategic importance to the Vikings of Roskildefjord. This is evidenced by the boats found in the Viking Museum in Roskilde. They had been sunk (loaded with large stones) in the narrows as protection against raids by foreign fleets.

Many decades ago, the fishermen of Skuldelev had claimed that the stone barrier in the "Pepper Channel" contained a ship. But they believed that a sailing ship belonging to Queen Margaret I lay there. Only with new diving equipment, which had been developed in the post-war years, could the fishermen's claim be verified at the end of the 1950s. The sensation was perfect when parts of Viking boats were discovered.

The jetty of the lime works, 2.5 nautical miles south of Skuldelev, is not allowed to be used by recreational shipping.