Location
State: Latvia
Region: Vidzeme
County: Naukšēni
Parish: Naukšēni
Other references to the location
In a meadow, approximately 200 m from the Jēči Mill and about 100 m from the Jēči homestead. Nearby there is te Jēči Mill, its park and nature trails.
Coordinates
lat=57.8516666667, lon=25.4608333333
57° 51′ 6″ N, 25° 27′ 38″ E
Description
0.55 m high, 1.22 m long, 1.10 m wide, circumference — 3.30 m. Discovered by Dainis Ozols in 1995. A typical bowl-shaped hollow stone, there are 20 of such stones in Latvia. On its surface there is a bowl-shaped hollow which is 55–65 cm wide, 50 cm long and 0.15 m deep. The depth of the bowl is up to 2.5 cm, diameter 0.30–0.38 m. The bowl has been made rather carelessly and has not been finished. On the sides of the stone there are the grooves typical for the stones with bowl-shaped hollows; they are rather poorly carved though and absent in some parts of the stone sides. 24 grooves can be well felt. Their biggest depth is up to 1 cm, most of them are 0.5 m deep, 3–4 cm wide, around 20 cm long. (A. Grīnbergs, 2010)
Narrative
No recorded folklore materials have been found. The local people cannot tell anything about the site.
Attraction
The bowl-shaped hollow stone lies in a meadow and owners have planted trees around it as well as placed benches and put up an information stand. The site itself is attractive, which cannot be said abo
Availability
The site is easily accessible, however, it is difficult to see the site from the road because the meadow is overgrown.
Infrastructure, management, facilities
There are indication signs leading to the stone on the road to Naukšēni. At the Jēči homestead there are no signs. To reach the site the visitor should cross an overgrown meadow. There are benches next to the stone.
Local info
No. There is a small stand where information was displayed, but it has been damaged.
Capacity
41 and more
Publicity
Known
Legal Status
Private
