Stone from the Slate pine-forest – God’s table

Description

Dimensions of the stone: length – 3,6 m, width – 2,9 m, height up to 1 m, circumference – 11,20 m, volume – around 5 m3. Large-grained red granite. No carvings.

Narrative

In 2010, when Juris Urtans surveyed Slate pine forest, he got to know from the local woman – A.Rublevska – that direction South from the home “Ergli” where her grandmother lived and which is located next to Sila road and of which there are only ruins left, there are two large stones in Slate pine forest, one of which is called God’s Table and the second one, located further away from the first one – God’s Chair. The stones were called like that by Ilze Erglits, wife of the soldier Jekabs Pupa from “Ergli” home. The name of the stones could also refer to other legends about the God’s and Devil’s people from Slate, a stone carried by the Devil, a witch, etc. Both stones are located approximately 50 m direction East from the last Slate ancient burial ground I hillock and approximately the same distance or slightly further direction North-East from Slate Ezerpurvs bog II settlement.

Location

Coordinates: 56.21333, 25.94805

Waze Google Map Sygic Car Navigation

Comments

Recommendation: look for the stone by coordinates.

Photo, video

Archive of the “Cult Identity” project