The Hayjers Rock stands at the entrance to Branch Cove

• Main Author: Branch Cultural Historical Association
• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Landscape; Rocks; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4404

The Hayjers Rock, standing solitary at the tip of the Wester Cove, is the iconic landmark of Branch - a reminder of the play between land and ocean, and a bedrock symbol of Home for generations. In the time of the first settlers, this rock was known as the Hares Ears - referring to its shape sitting at Branch Head. Although today it is sometimes spoken of as the Hares Ears, the name is most often spelled Hayjers, although variations exist. A Chart of the South-East part of Newfoundland, Containing the Bays of Placentia, St. Mary, Trepassey and Conception, 1794. (You can find this chart in the NL Maps Collection of the DAI, map number 9.)