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Natural PlacesSite Name: Kraukļu akmens Alternative Name: Kraukli Stone, The Devil's StoneCountry: Latvia
NOTE: This site is 42.59 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Aizkraukle Nearest Village: Skrīveri
Latitude: 56.628500N Longitude: 25.123300E
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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A modest and unassuming stone lying along a highway.
There are many legends about this stone, including stories about a hidden treasure. Archaeological excavations carried out in 1974 concluded that it is probably a cult stone from 12th or 13th century. The stone is also called Devil's Stone – would you believe it ?
At the T-junction when leaving the highway A6 to enter Skrīveri. Easy to find.
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