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Rock ArtSite Name: Ulmales upurakmens Alternative Name: Ulmale Sacrificial StoneCountry: Latvia
NOTE: This site is 56.027 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Liepāja Nearest Village: Ulmale
Latitude: 56.931700N Longitude: 21.281300E
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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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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