Sacred stone, spring or grove
Ellukivi
On the land of Iiemäe farm in Iila village, near Viru-Nigula, lies the Ellukivi, a stone that worried parents once turned to when a child was not growing. On a night of the new moon the sickly little one was laid on the stone and lightly whipped with juniper twigs, in the belief that the child would then begin to thrive. The farm's own name, Iiemäe, means sacred-grove hill, and folklorists also list an Iiemägi among the holy places of Iila. Archaeologist Andres Tvauri mentions the Ellukivi in his survey of Estonia's sacrificial stones.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Viru-Nigula lähedal Iila külas Iiemäe talu maal lebab Ellukivi, mille poole pöördusid kunagi mures vanemad, kui laps ei tahtnud kasvada. Kuu loomise ööl pandi kidur pisike kivile ja vihuti teda kergelt kadakaokstega, uskudes, et siis hakkab laps jõudsalt kasvama. Talu nimi Iiemäe tähendab hiiemäge ja folkloristid nimetavad Iila pühapaikade seas ka Iiemäge. Arheoloog Andres Tvauri mainib Ellukivi oma ülevaates Eesti ohvrikividest.