<< Our Photo Pages >> Nīcgales Lielais Akmens - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Latvia
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Nīcgales Lielais Akmens Alternative Name: Big Boulder of NicgaleCountry: Latvia
NOTE: This site is 29.988 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Nīcgale
Latitude: 56.152170N Longitude: 26.461790E
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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Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Latvia
Largest boulder in Latvia, sitting on the clay bed of a glacial lake.
Length : 10.5 m, width : 10.4 m, height : 3.5 m, circumference : 31.1 m, volume of the visible part : 170 m³.
The boulder once served as border stone between Nicgale and Kalupe forestries.
Neatly presented at the crossing of fire-breaks, complete with information boards and picnic area.
Clearly signposted from the road A.6/E.22 (Daugavpils-Rīga).
County : Latgale.
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