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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ulmales upurakmens - Rock Art in Latvia

Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Saturday, 14 March 2015  Page Views: 1737

Rock ArtSite Name: Ulmales upurakmens Alternative Name: Ulmale Sacrificial Stone
Country: Latvia
NOTE: This site is 26.116 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Liepāja  Nearest Village: Ulmale
Latitude: 56.931700N  Longitude: 21.281300E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ulmales upurakmens
Ulmales upurakmens submitted by Alta-Falisa : Upurakmens Site in Latvia Image copyright: Kipeloff & Striped (S.M.), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Known as a cult or cultual stone since the 13th century, and rather impressive.

The diameter of the bowl is 60cm, its depth about 15cm. Bowl-shape hollow stones are considered ancient cult stones in which small sacrifices could be laid.
Signposted along road P111, North of Liepāja. Easy to find.
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