Īļaki Holy Spring

3 springs start from a rather steep slope here. The most powerful one which lies closest to the Riga highway provides in average 10 litres of water per minute. The other two are not so productive. Their power could be estimated as average 2 litres per minute. It might be that under a huge pressure another small spring finds its way through the gaps in the rock. Unfortunately the strongest spring has been locked in a pipe which considerably decreases the healing properties of its water. About 30 m W from the most powerful spring there is a sacred stone with dimensions 1.0 x 0.6 x 0.3 m. It seems that in ancient times the stone was intentionally processed to make its surface even. On the stone there is a shallow hollow of approximate size 10 x 5 cm necessary for seer activities. The stone leads to the thought that there were specific activities which were not practiced directly at the spring (Vīks, ER).