The age of the rock in the cave, as with the Spoguļu Cliffs exceeds 350 million years. However, the cave is not natural, but rather is in artificial egg-shaped hollow, connected with legends. It is said that in 1577 during the Livonian War, when Ivan the Terrible and the Tartars besieged Cēsis, a bridegroom hid with his bride in the cave, no far from Cēsis. However, the Tartars found the two fugitives and killed them. From their blood, the whole cave was colored in red, giving rise to the cave's other name, Red Cave.

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