Stone

Akmenkalns Devil's Foot Stone

Dundagas par. > Dundagas county > Kurzeme reg.
Description
Length - 5,6 m, width - 4,0 m, height up to 3,3 m, circumference – 17,3 m, volume 40,5 m³. Granite, boulder divided in three parts. Ancient border mark. This boulder could be linked to some paganic cults. Upper plane of stone has got several jags - so called “Devil's foots”. Under state protection since 1929
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