Stångehuvud
| Stångehuvud | |
|---|---|
| Stångehuvud Nature Reserve | |
Stångehuvud red granite cliffs | |
| Nearest city | Lysekil, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 58°16′14″N 11°24′59″E / 58.27056°N 11.41639°E |
| Area | 47.15 ha (116.5 acres) |
| Established | 22 March 1982 |
| Administrator | Lysekil Municipality |
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Stångehuvud is a nature reserve in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It is located on the south tip of Stångenäset peninsula, adjacent the town of Lysekil. The reserve is known for its red Bohus granite. The granite was formed about 920 million years ago and the cliffs were later shaped by the ice during the last glacial period.
Formerly an area for quarrying granite, the area was bought and preserved by Calla Curman at the beginning of the 19th century. She donated it to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and in 1982, the nature reserve was created.
In October 2020, 100 years after Calla Curman purchased Stångehuvud, two of the roads leading up to the nature reserve were named in honour of Calla and her husband Carl.