Location
State: Latvia
Region: Kurzeme
County: Priekule
Parish: Priekule
Other references to the location
On the gently sloping side of the Virga (Priekule) River valley, in an open, agriculturally cultivated field, 350 m from the former Elekši homestead, around 400 m from the former Priekule–Skoda railway line, 80 m from the road place of the former Elekši homestead.
Coordinates
lat=56.4370833333, lon=21.5511333333
56° 26′ 13″ N, 21° 33′ 4″ E
Description
The cup-marked stone, a stone of archaeological significance. Dimensions: length 2.42 m, width 1.90 m, height 0.90 m, circumference 7.35 m, volume 2m3. Gneiss — grey, from the dark materials contains biotite as well as hornblende, the domineering feldspar is orangish orthoclase. The stone surface has heavily eroded. There are cracks parallel to the layers of the stone. The stone lies in its original place.
Narrative
The cup-marked stone richest in cup marks in Latvia — all together there are 263 cup marks!
Attraction
Excellent
Availability
Easily accessible. There are no information signs. The stone lies in an overgrown forest. From the side of Priekule it can be reached along a small rural road. From the road walk across the meadow in the middle of the field, around 350 m from the former Elekši homestead.
Infrastructure, management, facilities
There have been no facilitation and maintenance works performed within the territory, no indication signs.
Local info
There is no information stand on site
Capacity
10 – 40
Publicity
Popular
Legal Status
Legal entity
Comments
It is widely described in various literature sources. Although the cup-marked stone is a protected archaeological monument, it severely lacks protection against various damage risks. The stone is ploughed around without leaving any green belt. Several years ago it was nearly destroyed because the management of the land was taken over by some Danish farmer, who had made workers remove all stones from the fields. A protective enclosure should be made and information signs provided.
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