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Natural PlacesSite Name: Vandzenes akmens (Stone of Vandzene) Alternative Name: Tilgaļu Lielais akmens (Big Boulder of Tilgali)Country: Latvia
NOTE: This site is 35.054 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Talsi Nearest Village: Valdemārpils
Latitude: 57.350300N Longitude: 22.722800E
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The fourth largest stone in Latvia.
The stone had been demolished in former times by splitting pieces off its side ; that is why its form is irregular and angular.
Easily accessible.
Information board nearby. Also, signposted along the main (gravel) road, 200 m away.
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