Stone

Kapsede secular stone

Medzes par. > Grobinas county > Kurzeme reg.
Description
Length – 5,5 m, width – 3,4 m, height – 4,2 m, circumference 16,5 m, volume of the largest piece - 60 m³. Three large pieces. Initial volume of the stone, before dividing in pieces - 80 - 110 m3. German soldiers chiseled inscription “Weltkrieg 1914 – 1916” during the 1st World War. Boulder is located on the bed of Baltic Glacial lake Legend about Devil who stole the boulder from the castle of Perkons (Thunder). Perkons caught him up and struck with lightning. Due to this boulder was split up in three parts.
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