Location
State: Latvia
Region: Kurzeme
County: Grobiņa
Parish: Medze
Other references to the location
On a meadow edge, 100 m seawards (to the W) from the Grobiņa–Ventspils highway, opposite to the Medze Peaked Hill, not far from the former shop building.
Coordinates
lat=56.6345, lon=21.1259
56° 38′ 4″ N, 21° 7′ 33″ E
Description
A cup-marked stone and a stone of archaeological significance. Dimensions: length 2.7 m, width 1.2 m, height 2.3 m, circumference 6.8 m, volume 3 m3. Migmatite granite gneiss— purple-grey with non-homogenous structure. The stone surface is unevenly eroded, there are several cracks. The stone has been relocated. It might have once (maybe by drainage specialists) been positioned vertically and the surface where there are cup marks, might have been its top. The cup-marked stone was discovered by explorer A.Opmanis in 2007.
Narrative
Several letters – „AĶ JB” have been carved in the stone surface in recent times, the carving is 0.2–0.3 cm deep. The cup-marked stone has been detected 110 cup marks which is one of the biggest number of such hollows in Latvia.
Attraction
Good
Availability
Rather easily accessible. There are no information signs. It is next to the road. Walk along the hedgerow and then across the meadow. The site can be accessed only by crossing the private property behind the shop.
Infrastructure, management, facilities
There have been no facilitation works performed within the territory, no indication signs.The surroundings is looked after, grass has been mowed around the stone and tree. There is no parking lot, but it is possible to park in front of the former sho
Local info
There is no information stand on site
Capacity
0 – 9
Publicity
Known
Legal Status
Private
Comments
It has to be taken under the state protection as an archaeological monument. On the other side of the highway there is Spicais kalns – the Peaked Hill – the ancient seashore bluffs. From the top of it there is a far-reaching and wide view of the surroundings.
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