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Multi-periodSite Name: Kapsēdes dižakmens Alternative Name: Big Stone of KapsedeCountry: Latvia
NOTE: This site is 10.095 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Liepāja
Latitude: 56.586750N Longitude: 21.108650E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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One of the largest boulders of Latvia.
Sitting at a former major crossroads near Kapsēde (North of Liepāja) – or rather being the reason why several ancient roads converged to this monumental landmark.
Originally, the stone was much bigger, but it has been partially used as a carreer ; the remaining three large pieces once belonged to the same single stone.
Obviously, legends abound about this stone, often to involve the Devil.
During WWI, German soldiers carved the inscription „Weltkrieg 1914–1916”.
June 2014.
While there, you may also visit the Memorial of Šķēde (56.5996, 21.0220).
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