Klokkarstolen

Here up on the hillside lies this fine stone, which acts as a natural bench to stop and rest on whilst walking over the hill between Rissa and Stadsbygd. 300 years ago the churches in Statsbygd and Reinsgrenda shared a sexton. The sexton lived in Stadsbygd and so had to take a walk over the hill to ring the bells and assist with church services in Reins Church and then return home again the same way. Over a period of almost a hundred years, there were two generations of sextons who held that job, you can only imagine how many times a sexton has sat on this bench to take a breather and ponder over the sorrows and joy that he no doubt experienced during his work. Today, the sexton seat is a good place to sit, whether you come up from the Rissa or Stadsbygd side. So, sit yourself down, relax a bit and let your thoughts wander!