Stone tents. Shartash stone tents. How to get to the Shartash stone tents in Yekaterinburg

There are many rocks called “stone tents” in the Urals. As a rule, they are united by the mattress-like shape of the slabs, formed as a result of weathering of granites. The most famous stone tents are the Shartash ones. They are located right within the city of Yekaterinburg.

These stone tents got their name from Lake Shartash, 800 meters southwest of which they are located.

The Shartash stone tents consist of several rocky outcrops, stretching from west to east for about 80 meters. The height of the rock outcrops is from 5 to 18 meters. The height above sea level is 299 meters, and above the level of Lake Shartash - 24 meters. They belong to the Shartash granite massif, which is 300 million years old.

In the distant past, our ancestors had an altar in this place. At the top of the rock (on the western side) you can see a round stone bowl, presumably used for sacrifices.

The first archaeological research was carried out on the Shartash stone tents in 1889 by N.A. Ryzhnikov. The following year, the study was continued by S.I. Sergeev, A.F. Comes et al.

Numerous fragments of ceramics, stone tools, arrowheads made of stone, bones and metal, crystal beads with traces of drilling, bronze figurines, an iron knife, small burnt bones, metallurgical slag, pieces of sheet copper, etc. were discovered here.

We also came across finds between rock slabs. This prompted researchers at the end of the 19th century to assume that the stone tents were of artificial origin.

Just a century ago, getting to the stone tents was not so easy. They were located in a remote place, surrounded by forests and swamps. In those days they were called “Talatki Tract”.

Painting depicting Shartash tents, author I.K. Slyusarev, 1931

There are also Small stone tents located on the shore of Lake Maly Shartash.

How to get to the Shartash stone tents in Yekaterinburg

Stone tents are located at the entrance to the Shartash Forest Park, in the ZhBI microdistrict. You can reach them by public transport Yekaterinburg. For example, on one of the trams going to “40 years of the Komsomol” (No. 8, 13,15, 23, 32, “A”). The stop you need is called “Stone Tents”. To get to the rocks, you just need to cross the road. GPS coordinates of the Shartash stone tents: N 56° 50.578, E 60° 40.720.

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Shartash stone tents

The Stone Tents Park is located within the city of Yekaterinburg.

Megalithic structures are three adjacent stone “buildings” - granite rock outcrops. At the top of one of them there is a stone depression in the shape of a bowl.

The Shartash stone tents consist of several rocky outcrops, stretching from west to east for about 80 meters. The height of the rock outcrops is from 5 to 18 meters. The height above sea level is 299 meters, and above the level of Lake Shartash - 24 meters. They belong to the Shartash granite massif, which is 300 million years old.

According to modern archaeological data, up to 10 settlements and sites were located on the shores of Lake Shartash ancient man, the earliest of which date back to the 3rd millennium BC and even earlier periods. These settlements had elements of ancient religious cult and commodity production.

The conditional center, sacrificial place and “metallurgical base” of these ancient settlements was a ridge of huge granite boulders, which today is called the Shartash stone tents.

The first archaeological research was carried out on the Shartash stone tents in 1889 by N.A. Ryzhnikov. The following year, the study was continued by S.I. Sergeev, A.F. Comes et al.

Numerous fragments of ceramics, stone tools, arrowheads made of stone, bones and metal, crystal beads with traces of drilling, bronze figurines, an iron knife, small burnt bones, metallurgical slag, pieces of sheet copper, etc. were discovered here.

We also came across finds between rock slabs. This prompted researchers at the end of the 19th century to assume that the stone tents were of artificial origin.

Just a century ago, getting to the stone tents was not so easy. They were located in a remote place, surrounded by forests and swamps. In those days they were called “Talatki Tract”. The first detailed publication about the Shartash stone tents was written by Onesimus Kler in 1896.

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, a threat loomed over the stone tents. Another quarry was supposed to appear here. The granite beds of the tents were very suitable for use as slabs for sidewalks and foundations. These rocks were saved from destruction only by the efforts of the Ural Society of Natural History Lovers (UOLE). Currently, stone tents have the status of a natural monument Sverdlovsk region and object cultural heritage(thanks to the archaeological finds made here).

Nowadays the Shartash stone tents are full of life. They have long turned into favorite place recreation for city dwellers, young and old. And it’s not surprising - there is a public transport stop just a few tens of meters from the rocks.

Behind the stone tents, a little lower, there is a granite amphitheater - a former gathering place for pioneers.

There are also Small stone tents located on the shore of Lake Maly Shartash.

How to get to the Shartash stone tents in Yekaterinburg:

Stone tents are located at the entrance to the Shartash Forest Park, in the ZhBI microdistrict. You can get to them by public transport in Yekaterinburg. For example, on one of the trams going to “40 years of the Komsomol” (No. 8, 13,15, 23, 32, “A”). The stop you need is called “Stone Tents”. To get to the rocks, you just need to cross the road. GPS coordinates of the Shartash stone tents: N 56° 50.578, E 60° 40.720.

First trip

In April 2007, we went to another very interesting place, which can be easily reached by bus.
This place is called Shartash Stone Tents.
Next to them is Shartashsky Park, a favorite vacation spot for the townspeople.
This was very noticeable, since the scale of vandalism struck me with its scope and plunged me into despondency...

According to modern archaeological data on the shores of Lake Shartash
There were up to 10 settlements and sites of ancient man, the earliest of which date back to the 3rd millennium BC and even to earlier periods. Moreover, these settlements had elements of ancient religious cult and commodity production.

The conditional center, sacrificial place and “metallurgical base” of these ancient settlements was a ridge of huge granite boulders, which today is called the Shartash stone tents.

Animal bones, iron slags, pieces of sheet copper, fragments of clay lining of ovens, bronze figurines, shards of dishes were found here in large quantities... And it is no coincidence that a special commission at the UN listed this place, along with Lake Baikal, Niagara Falls, to the list of the most remarkable objects on the planet.
Also in late XIX- at the beginning of the 20th century, Ural local historians believed that the remains, called “Stone Tents,” were the creation of human hands. Alexander Filimonov, author of the collection of articles “Russian Gates”, dedicated to iconic places Yekaterinburg, tells the legend that the pile of stones on the shores of Lake Shartash is nothing more than “a sanctuary built hundreds of years ago by the Atlantean giants.” The basis of this legend, according to him, is the spatial arrangement of rocky outcrops. They are “stretched” exactly along the west-east axis. This is how everyone is oriented Christian churches Nowadays, a clear orientation to the cardinal points also characterizes the sanctuaries of our people. Rocks Stone tents, by analogy with the temple complex, are a composition of three clusters stone slabs: the vestibule (the place where the one entering prepares to meet the deity), the place where believers indulge in prayer and meditation, and the place where the deity itself resides.
Climb to the top western mountain Stone tents are only possible along a deep crevice.

Such a structure at the westernmost end of the Stone Tents, as if on purpose, is intended to designate the entrance to the sanctuary as a special space - emerging from the crevice upward, it is as if you are crossing an invisible line.
Finally, from the east the complex is closed by a small hill, which is crowned by a flat stone three meters long.

Ekaterinburg esotericists consider the space between it and the central part of the complex to be a platform on which the ancients performed ritual actions. According to them, the stone crowning the eastern pile of slabs is one of the most powerful energy places in the area. Streams of invisible energy attracted by the stone can be felt even by a person with the most ordinary extrasensory abilities...

Despite all the historical value, the place looks simply creepy. I won’t even talk about modern rock art; it can be found even in very remote places, let alone a city park.
There is garbage everywhere, when you look at all this, you begin to hate people...

I was, of course, amazed by the presence of such a monument right in the city. Amazing structure. As for its origin, I personally consider it an artificially constructed structure, most likely ritual. In appearance it is somewhat similar to the same Devil's Settlement, only smaller.

As for energy, I can say for sure that there is something. But apparently it affects people differently. I had an irresistible desire to get away from this place; it filled me with fear and anxiety. For Yulka and Max, everything was exactly the opposite. This stone was like honey smeared on them. They all wanted to climb on it, as if something was attracting them to this sacrificial stone.
Mysticism, and that’s all.

It's a pity that this stone cannot protect itself from vandals who paint on it...

After examining the stone tents, we went into the park, towards the lake.
The park did not impress me, it was dirty and unkempt.
But despite this, we managed to do a few interesting photos.

We reached Lake Shartash, it was very windy there, but beautiful.
Having frozen a little, we turned back.

Trip two

Since I was not very satisfied with the quality of the photos I took last time, we decided to go to Stone Tents again today and did not regret it.

This is a view of Palatki from the street
The weather was sunny, although very cold.
The mood this time was much better, probably because we knew where we were going :)

And this is the very entrance to the sanctuary

And this is the view from the park
In addition to taking photographs, we really wanted to find a place for sacrifices (altar), which, according to Yulia, she had seen there before.
At first we thought that the altar was on a flat stone located on the easternmost side of the complex

Then Yulka and Max climbed to the top of one of the rocks to check. There was nothing there either.

And finally, just before we left, we accidentally discovered a sacrificial stone with a bowl for sacrifices.

They say this is a place of power. Anything is possible, since after that Max ran like crazy for about 30 minutes :)

There we also saw rock inscriptions that did not belong to our generation.

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    Stone tents ... Wikipedia

    Outcrops of Paleozoic granites of the Shabrovsky massif to the surface near the village. B. Sedelnikovo. Pam. nature within the territory, adm. subordinate Ekat. Rocks similar to the Shartash rocks. tents stretch from South to North on both sides of the river. Aramilki, right. inflow of river... Ekaterinburg (encyclopedia)

    Pam. nature, natural outcrop of granites of the Shartash granite massif near the south. h. shores of the lake Shartash B. Outcrops of granites on the surface form stones. wall in the form of mattress-like sections stacked on top of each other. The rocks are elongated in... ... Ekaterinburg (encyclopedia)

    Pam. nature, located on the west. shore of the lake Shartash M. and represent outcrops of granite rocks in the form of slabs of the Shartash granite massif. High 8 10 m, pl. up to 200 sq. m, height above sea level 276 m. L.S. Epiphany... Ekaterinburg (encyclopedia)

    Tents I, II- places of ancient production, settlement, sanctuary. Ekat., Zheleznodorozhny district, left. river bank Iseti. Pam. located on the island of Kamennye Palatki, surrounded by swamps, 2 km north-northwest from the village. Palkino. Research zap. part of the island consists of two... ... Ural Historical Encyclopedia

    Coordinates: 42°33′45″ N. w. 77°07′27″ W d. / 42.5625° n. w. 77.124167° W d. ... Wikipedia

    On the territory of Bolshoy Ekat. and its surroundings known to St. 190 archaeol. memory Their initial discovery was of a random nature: during the railway at the station The Kalmatsky Ford burial ground was discovered in Gat, near the station. Palkino, the Right Bank Palkino sites were destroyed,... ... Ekaterinburg (encyclopedia)

In the vicinity of the village of Palkino, located almost within the city limits of the city of Yekaterinburg, there are many stone rocks- outcrops that are excellent for weekend hikes both in summer and winter time of the year.

At the same time, perhaps the most accessible for both autotourists and pedestrian travelers were stone outcrops, stone tents located on the banks of the Iset River, not far from EKADA, practically at the crossroads of EKADA and the road leading to the village of Palkino.


Due to their location, the stone outcrops are surrounded by swamps on almost all sides; in a number of sources, stone tents are called stone islands. In the winter season, you can get to them without any problems - along a well-trodden path; in the summer, especially after rains, you will need rubber boots to get through.



The stone outcrops appear before us in the form of three small stone ridges, reaching no more than 40 meters in length (the longest). The height of the rock remains is also small - no more than four meters. The rocks are easily accessible; you can get to the top from almost any direction.

On a rock ridge that looks like a stone wall, you can see a rock painting of an ancient man, looking like a rhombus, with a segment going upward - a tail. It is believed that this drawing was painted on the rock in the third millennium BC.



In the territory stone island archaeological excavations have been carried out since 1977. Numerous devices for fishing, stone tools (arrowheads, knives, axes), and numerous household items were found.

How to get to Stone Tents (stone island), GPS coordinates

GPS coordinates of Stone tents (stone island): N 56º53,653´; E 60º24.861’

To travel by car: we go to the EKAD, either from the Moskovsky tract or from the Serovsky tract. Next we drive towards the intersection to the Palkino station and turn towards the Stone Tents.

You can easily get to the rocks without a car. To do this, you need to take a train (Kuzinskoe or Druzhininskoe direction) to Palkino station. Walk about two kilometers along the forest road, focusing on the Montazhnik garden, walk along the garden, and exit onto the EKAD bypass road.

When crossing the EKAD, be careful - the highway is busy, there is a constant, rather dense flow of cars in both directions. Not far from the intersection there are “Pedestrian crossing” signs; it is better to walk to them and only then cross the EKAD.

The route is suitable for standard passenger cars, the distance from the city center is no more than 30 km.

 

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