Risin og Kellingin

The name Risin og Kellingin means The Giant and the Witch (or Hag) and relates to an old legend about their origins.

So it was that as they continued to struggle they didn't notice time passing, and as dawn broke a shaft of sunlight put a stop to their efforts by turning them to stone on the spot.

A number of versions of this legend are recounted in sources about the Faroe Islands,[1][2][3] all derived from the Færøsk Anthologi.

[4] The stacks can be viewed by walking north from Eiði then turning east towards the coast and following the low cliffs for a short way.

[5] Faroese geologists predict that Kellingin, which currently stands on two legs, will fall into the sea sometime in the next few decades during the winter storms.