The Antakmenė stone is an impressively large conglomerate rock, composed of cemented gravel stones. The giant stone is surrounded by legends, many of which tell that the stone was a pagan altar or that offerings were made to it for various occasions. The literature also mentions one specific date when the stone was visited. Those going to the Paringis indulgence during Tithes would leave offerings at the stone.
Based on the assumption that the Christian Tithes could have coincided with the day of the pagan Perkūnas rite, since the Tithes are associated with the farmers' beliefs that during this holiday one should not move the earth, for fear of angering the ruler of the heavenly elements – „Ice cream will spoil the crops“, Daiva Vaitkevičienė and Vykintas Vaitkevičius put forward the hypothesis that there could have been a sanctuary of Perkūnas near the Antakmenė stone.
To visit the Antakmenė Stone of Sacrifices, you can reach it by car or bicycle along the Vidiškės–Grybėnai road. You can reach it on foot from the Lobinėi railway station. You just need to walk about 1 km to Kukoriškės and turn left for another 2.5 km on a gravel road. After passing the village of Dūdai, 300 m away, there is a forest and a wooden sign „Antakmenė Stone“ on the right side of the road. It is important not to turn here, but to walk about 30 m and then turn right onto a forest path leading to a spruce forest. The path will lead to the cemetery and later turn into a path. A well-maintained, mowed path turns left and leads through a young pine forest to the stone.
Information updated 2025-12-12
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