Pērkoni 1st Cup-Marked Stone

Description

A cup-marked stone and a stone of archaeological significance. Dimensions: length: 2.2 m, width 1.9 m, height 0.9 m, circumference 6.55 m, volume almost 2 m3. Granite — orange-ruddy. The stone surface is eroded and split by a system of tiny parallel cracks which correspond to the dark mineral orientation. Most likely, the stone lies in its original place.

Narrative

The number of cavities — 14, 13 from them on the surface and one on the S side. No other carvings.

Location

Koordinātas: 56.08881, 21.20566

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Comments

The cup-marked stone was discovered by explorer A. Opmanis in 2006. In March, 2012 in the direct vicinity of the cup-marked stone two other previously not known cult stones were discovered. 220 m W from the cup-marked stone there is the Pērkoni secular juniper (circumference in 2008 — 1.7 m), which though is in a very poor condition. The Pērkoni Cup-Marked Stone is to be taken under the state protection as an archaeological monument.

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