Description
Output of the spring – 0,5 l/sec. The outlet is 0,45 m deep, 0,7 m wide, further on the bed of the spring is around 1m wide. Fall is gently sloping, the current is slow. Wet, swampy site; the trail around the spring is paved with dolomite cobbles and there is a plank-way over the spring. Another sulphur spring: 35 m direction NE from the facilitated spring, output of the spring – 1,5 l/sec. Increasing. Outlet is up to 1,5 m deep, the bed is 1 – 2 m wide. 10 m from this spring is another small spring – iron-rich spring.
Narrative
The ancient holy spring is located on the edge of Ellite Bog. The bog itself is a nature object bearing a mythological name (‘Ellite’ – Small Hell).
Location
Comments
Nature reserve “Ellite Bog”. Nature monument since 1977.
Added by
Gatis Kalniņš
Founder and maintainer of www.latvijas-pilskalni.lv, www.senvietas.lv and hillforts.eu.
Founder and maintainer of www.latvijas-pilskalni.lv, www.senvietas.lv and hillforts.eu.