Garde is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the
medieval Garde Church, sometimes referred to as
Garde kyrkby. It is situated in the eastern part of Gotland. One of the largest
cairns on Gotland, the
Digerrojr (not to be confused with the eponymous cairn in
Alskog) or Graips rojr, is in Garda. It is approximately high and in diameter. It is surrounded by
standing stones and a rock that is thought to have been used for some kind of
sacrifices. , Garde Church belongs to Garde
parish, along with the churches in
Etelhem,
Alskog,
Lye and
Ardre. One of the
asteroids in the
asteroid belt,
10808 Digerrojr, is
named after the Digerrojr cairn in Garde. == References ==