A cup-marked stone and a stone of archaeological significance. Dimensions: length 1.55 m, width 0.95 m, height 0.35 m (height above the ground), circumference 4.20 m, volume just 0.2 m3. Ruddy grey granite. The stone surface is partly eroded. There are no marked cracks, however, the stone is split by three small mutually parallel cracks which are also parallel to the flat surface of the stone. Most likely, the stone has not been relocated. 6 spherical cavities have been found on the surface of the cup-marked stone (one bigger cavity: 1 cm deep, 8 cm in the diameter, five smaller ones: 4–5 mm deep, 4–4.5 cm in the diameter).
Narrative
There is no evidence about Joguļi cup-marked stones in folklore because they have been absolutely unknown this far. However, the cup marks made by ancient people in the stone surfaces suggest that people once lived here and committed certain cultic activities. It remains to make guesses regarding the kind of activities, because in Europe there are altogether around 30 different versions about the origin of the cup marks, however, which of them is the right one is still to be found out by scholars.
The cup-marked stone was discovered on 20 September, 2008 during the expedition (Latvian Petroglyph Centre). Together with the Joguļi 1st Cup-Marked Stone this is to be taken under the state protection as an archaeological monument.
