The Rakke compass
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"Did you drive straight home? Wisting continued. No. I stopped at Rakke. I took a walk on my own on the rocky boulders to get some fresh air and clear my thoughts." The lines is from the book "The Key Witness". The area you are in now is called Rakke. And the installation on the small hill with the fantastic view we call an outdoor compass. The Rakke compass is located as a natural stopping point along the 35 kilometer coastal path that winds between cliffs and scrub forest from Stavern to Helgeroa. When you turn the compass's arrow, it shows you the direction to a number of sights both near and far. Turn the arrow yourself and see! During World War II, the Germans established Rakke fort here, and not far from the compass you can see the imprint of one of the anti-aircraft batteries that used to stand here. During the war, the fort consisted of 91 different structures, such as bunkers, shelters and shooting positions. And on "Kuøya" ("The Cow island"), the small outcropping just west of the compass point, false houses and wooden cannon positions were built to serve as a diversion and as "cannon food". Rakke is an area that Jørn Lier Horst knows inside and out and is very fond of. Here the sea spray is high when the waves hit the polished cliffs. Here the coast shows itself at its worst, and at the same time at its very best.