Boulder of Šilalė
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Boulder of Šilalė is located near Mosėdis, there is an information sign by the main road to Skuodas- Plungė. In this territory there are three boulders that are worth checking out. Šilalės boulder, bowl stone and altar stone.
Boulder of Šilalė is the fifth of the largest stones in Lithuania. The length of the boulder reaches as much as 7.48 m, width 5.48 m., girth- 18.33 m. Boulder is located on the mound which previously was surrounded on all sides by swamps, and through them to the direction of Šilalė village paving stones passed.
Boulder of Šilalė is the fifth of the largest stones in Lithuania. The length of the boulder reaches as much as 7.48 m, width 5.48 m., girth- 18.33 m. Boulder is located on the mound which previously was surrounded on all sides by swamps, and through them to the direction of Šilalė village paving stones passed.
HISTORY: Šilalė boulder always got residents attention because of its massive size, so the name Great boulder was given. (In samogitian boulder means “rock”). Story tells that under the boulder son of the wind is sleeping there. The boulder lays in a small hill which in the olden days was surrounded by marsh. Between the XVI-XVII centuries pagan shrine with fireplace and altar was operating there. This location can be accessed from west side path called kūlgrinda, it is a hidden underwater stony road.
The pan stone and the altar stone are the legacy of a pagan temple. All of these stones are monuments of nature and archeology.
