Stone

The Great Stupelu Stone

Rites par. > Viesites county > Zemgale reg.
Description
Length – 6,7 m, width – 5,6 m, height down the hillside - 2,8 m, up the hill – 0,2 m, circumference 20,5 m, volume – 35 m³. The stone has got form of inverted pyramid. Surface is flat (25 m2), with several shallow hollows (1.5 x 1.3 m). Former cult site. There have been archaeological excavations at the boulder in 1977 - 1978. Artefacts from 10 - 13. centuries found nearby.
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