Kapsēde Red Stone

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Bedrīšakmeņi (Cupstones) are considered to be the oldest known ritual stones. The round depressions on their surfaces were made using a smaller stone thousands of years ago. The true meaning of these depressions remains unclear, but several theories have been proposed regarding their purpose. These include marking the birth or death of a person, creating a star map, performing religious rituals, serving practical purposes, or even having a role in folk medicine, among other suggestions.

Kapsēde Red Stone: The Red Stone is a large boulder with archaeological significance, measuring 3.9 meters in length, 2.8 meters in width, and up to 2 meters in height. Its circumference is 11.50 meters, and its volume is 11 m³.
As part of an archaeological research project, the Latvian Petrogliph Center's expedition discovered on April 5, 2008, that this well-known giant stone is also an archaeological monument – a previously unknown cupstone. The stone surface features at least seven depressions, likely created during the Bronze Age, i.e., long before our era. The stone remains in its original location.
The surface of the stone also shows signs of drilling, indicating that, at some point in ancient times, there were plans to split the stone.