Cave

Viksnu (Elm) Caves

Staiceles rural area par. >  county > Riga reg.
Description
Spring originates from this cave. Width of the cave - 1,5 m, height - 2,1 m, floor area - 41 m2. Cave is located in a yeallow sandstone cliff, height of the cliff - 5 m. It is considered that the cave was formed by spring over the last decades of 20th century. The length of the main passage is 24 m - this is one of the longest caves at Salaca river. Cave measured by the members of present day Nature Heritage Fund in 1989.
Interesting objects around
Geological object
Sandstone cliff 519 m
Stone
Ozolinu Stone 582 m
Poststation
Staicele 1.9 km
Municipality
Staicele Town Council 1 1.9 km
Tourism information
Staicele City Tourist Information Centre 2.0 km
Curch
Staicele Lutheran Church 2 2.5 km
Ruins
Ruins of Dungrava Mill 3.0 km
Tree
Curved pine 3.5 km
Tree
Kirku oak 3.7 km
Falls
Dauguli riffles 4.1 km
Castle mound, hillfort
Cencu hillfort 4.1 km
Stone
Dzelzsamurs Stone 4.2 km
Tree
Karogi Church-hill 4.8 km
StoneAntic cult place
Sacrificial stone 5.1 km
Mild
Viku watermil 5.2 km
Nearest in category(-ies):
Nature
Geological object
Sandstone cliff
Stone
Ozolinu Stone
Tree
Curved pine
Tree
Kirku oak
Falls
Dauguli riffles