Barstyčiai stone explained

56.192°N 21.8964°WThe Barstyčiai stone (Lithuanian: Barstyčių akmuo), also the Puokė stone (Lithuanian: Puokės akmuo) is the largest boulder in Lithuania, declared geological monument in 1968. It was found by the village of, Barstyčiai eldership, Skuodas district in 1957. Length: 13.4 m, height: 3.6 m, width: 7.5 m, weight: estimated 680 tons.[1] [2]

The stone was dragged by a continental glacier from the Fennoscandian rock massif.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/puokes-akmuo/ Puokės akmuo
  2. http://www.skouds.lt/lt/lankytinos-vietos/32-barstyci-akmuo Barstyčių akmuo