Blue Stone
Blue Stone, or Blue Rock is a type of pagan sacred stones, widespread in Russia in areas historically inhabited by both Eastern Slavic, and Volga Finnic tribes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alexander’s Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gorodishche and Kleshchin.
Kleshchin
Locality
Kleshchin was a Meryan town on the eastern shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo in Zalesye. It is thought that the lake owes its name to the derelict town: the opening lines of the Primary Chronicle refer to the lake as Kleshchino.
Blue Stone
- Type: Stone
- Description: Russian sacred stone
- Categories: sacred boulder, archaeological artefact, boulder, protected area of Russia, archaeological site, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Yaroslavl Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
56.78416° or 56° 47′ 3″ north
Longitude
38.82474° or 38° 49′ 29″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9G8WQRMF+MV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Malayalam to Russian—“Blue Stone” goes by many names.
- Malayalam: “ബ്ലൂ സ്റ്റോൺ”
- Russian: “Синий камень”
- Russian: “Синь-камень”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Громова гора and Cерф-кайт станции «BOARDSOUL».
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