Lauciņi Idol’s Hill

Still around World War I the hill was covered with bushes, then the bushes were cut and the ploughing of the hill was started. In earlier times the hill was very steep towards the road; it was difficult to plough the hill with a horse and therefore the hill was levelled. During the ploughing and digging human bones were found there. Later, at the beginning of 1960s, the Idol’s Hill was demolished during the straightening of Zemīte – Tukums highway. Bones were found again this time. The Idol’s Hill is a wide, loaf-type, gently sloping, relatively triangular, NW – SE oriented and 200 m long and around 100 m wide relief elevation which surmounts the surroundings by approximately 10 metres. The hill is cultivated for agriculture purposes; the plowing shows the evidence of clay in the soil. During the rabotage excavation of the side facing the highway no earlier archeological evidence was found. There are legends connected with the Idol’s Hill about ghosts, strange facts and evil spirits. The sacred character of the Idol’s Hill is evident in its name.