StoneAntic cult place

The Great Devil's Stone (Kilu, Bruklaju Stone)

Berzkalnes par. >  county > Latgale reg.
Description
Length 8,3 m, width – 7,0 m, height 1,9 m, circumference 24,1 m, volume of the visible part - 45 m³. Local people know about this boulder since long time, it has been shown on the military map issued in 1952. But explorers of Nature Heritage Fund found this boulder only in 20th December 1996. There are figures (year) incised in boulder but incision has been weathered and not decipherable. This boulder can be linked to potential paganic cult sites because of the word "Devil" in its name.
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