<< Our Photo Pages >> Vadakstes Valdnieku - Modern Stone Circle etc in Latvia
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Modern SitesSite Name: Vadakstes Valdnieku Alternative Name: Ruler of VadaksteCountry: Latvia
NOTE: This site is 30.735 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Ežerė
Latitude: 56.400700N Longitude: 22.355800E
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 Ruler of Vadakste, a 4,2 m high monolith, was rolled up in the mid-19th century from the Vadakste River to its present location by order of the manor owner. His name, von Toll, and the numbers "1845-1855" carved on the boulder's surface might indicate either the time it took to roll the boulder from the banks of the Vadakste to the park (10 years...), or the period when the park was created.
The coordinates have been measured on the spot.
Start here (56.403, 22.360) behind the manor by crossing a pedestrian wooden bridge (see photo in the gallery), and follow the well-marked path. At some point, there is a Y, but the wood is not that large and you'll eventually find the Ruler, in the centre of a clearing, no doubt. Reckon with a 10-15 minutes walk, depending on your luck in meeting the Ruler.
NOTE : you cannot visit Ežerė without going to see the very place where the cease-fire ending WWII on the Eastern Front was signed. See comment dated 26.02.2015 hereunder.
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