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kūlgrinda

vr.tr.k-lgrinda · thing-q5240942

Let an agent describe kulgrindas, their construction, history and protected sites, from archaeological and heritage sources.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Site Which kulgrinda.

Location

Site.

Site

Name and place.

  1. Which kulgrinda? provenance
  2. Where? provenance

Status

Protection.

Heritage status

Register code.

  1. Is it registered? provenance
  2. Under which code? provenance
Construction Build.

Materials

Stones and logs.

Materials

Surviving construction observed versus reconstruction, condition and water-level context.

  1. Which materials? provenance
  2. From which survey? provenance

Dimensions

Size.

Dimensions

Length and width.

  1. How long and wide? measurement
  2. Measured when? provenance
History Dating.

Dating

Period.

Date

Period and method.

  1. When was it built? provenance
  2. By which method? provenance

Use

Purpose.

Use

Evidence for routes to forts or refuges and any documented ritual use.

  1. What was it used for? provenance
  2. According to which source? provenance
Access Visiting.

Visits

Routes.

Visit

Conditions.

  1. Can it be visited? provenance
  2. Under which conditions? provenance

Safety

Risks.

Safety

Rules.

  1. Which safety rules apply? provenance
  2. Set by whom? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.BLT

What it is Filled

A man-made submerged causeway of stones laid across swamps or lakes, just below the water surface so that only people who knew the route could cross; found mainly in Lithuania and neighbouring areas and used for refuge and defence. Submerged routes built of wood are distinguished as medgrindas.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe kulgrindas, their construction, history and protected sites, from archaeological and heritage sources.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Built below the water surface to remain hidden.
  • Known examples include Sietuva kulgrinda in Varniai Regional Park (Lukstas-Parsezeris wetlands).
  • Dates vary by site: Baltic examples predate the wars with the Teutonic Order, and construction dates differ from medieval documentary mentions.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • encourage crossing without authorised guidance

May

  • describe sites and history

Moral aspects Filled

  • heritage protection

Who is affected

  • local communities

Owners Filled

Steward

the Lithuanian heritage authorities and park administrations

Master systems

  • Register of Cultural Property (Kulturos vertybiu registras)

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q83620 - registry parent class

related

  • causeway - structure
  • Lithuania - country
  • ford - crossing
  • cultural heritage site - status per site

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.k-lgrinda
  • Wikidata: Q5240942 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5240942)
  • Lithuanian Register of Cultural Property code: numeric for registered sites

Direct properties required Filled

  • width: site-specific; Sietuva about 3 to 4 m in swamp sections and about 8 m at a stream crossing m

Recognition required Filled

  • Often concealed by water or wetland deposits; visibility and signage must be checked for each site
  • A path of stones and timber beneath shallow water or peat, invisible from the surface.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • describe construction and purpose
  • list known sites with heritage status
  • explain dating and archaeology
  • explain visitor access in general terms

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Drowning risk off the route
  • Damage to heritage from unauthorised access

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Immovable Cultural Heritage

Context of use required Filled

  • Hidden crossing of wetlands for refuge and defence.
  • swamp kulgrinda
  • lake kulgrinda
  • river or stream crossing
  • medgrinda (wooden submerged route, related)

Sources Filled

  1. Q5240942 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Kulgrinda - Definition, stone and timber construction, wetland and river settings, wider dimensions, chronology and uses.
  3. Sietuva kulgrinda - Sietuva's location, three surviving stretches, measured dimensions and historical interpretation.
  4. Varniai Regional Park Visitor Centre - Sietuva's Varniai context, 14th-century documentary mention and managed visits.
  5. Law on the Protection of Immovable Cultural Heritage, No I-733 - Heritage protection framework and site-specific registration and protection.

Open questions

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Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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