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<< Our Photo Pages >> Šilalės Aukuro akmuo - Holed Stone in Lithuania

Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Wednesday, 09 December 2015  Page Views: 1269

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Šilalės Aukuro akmuo
Country: Lithuania
NOTE: This site is 2.06 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Holed Stone
Nearest Town: Klaipeda  Nearest Village: Mosėdis
Latitude: 56.154180N  Longitude: 21.562550E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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
5

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Šilalės Aukuro akmuo
Šilalės Aukuro akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : Very popular holed stone, complete with flower and small change. June 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Altar Stone in Lithuania

A ritual holed stone, well known largely because it is easily accessible, near the Large Stone of Šilalė (for more info about the location, please refer to that page).
Discovered in 1959. Diameter 1.1 m ; height 0.80 m. At the top, a hole 33 cm in diameter and 10 cm deep. Archaeologists consider that the place was used for pagan ceremonies.
Visited June 2015.
Wikipedia page, not less : Šilalės Aukuro akmuo.
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Šilalės Aukuro akmuo
Šilalės Aukuro akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : In recent years, people took to flowering the Altar Stone of Šilalė. Source : Wikipedia Commons Author : Julius Kanarskas Date : 14.OCT.2006 Reproduced with permission and our best regards. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Šilalės Aukuro akmuo
Šilalės Aukuro akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : Top view. June 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Šilalės Aukuro akmuo
Šilalės Aukuro akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : Side view. June 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Šilalės Aukuro akmuo
Šilalės Aukuro akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : From the information board nearby. June 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Šilalės Aukuro akmuo
Šilalės Aukuro akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : Showing the proximity of the "Large Stone of Šilalė". June 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 10m WNW 283° Šilalės Didysis akmuo* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 1.4km NNE 30° Mosėdis akmenų muziejus* Museum
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 12.5km NE 35° Apuolės piliakalnis* Artificial Mound
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 19.7km W 261° Senosios Įpilties akmuo* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
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 23.0km WSW 248° Pelėkių akmuo* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 23.3km WSW 249° Sūdėnų akmuo* Holed Stone
 24.2km WSW 243° Medomiškių akmuo* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 28.3km E 100° Žemaičių Kalvarija* Holed Stone
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