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Sacred stone, spring or grove

Helgikivi

Helgikivi in Kähu village is the only giant boulder in Valga County, almost 12 metres long and 30 metres round, with a groove on top where rainwater stands. Local tales say that people once grazed their horses beside it at night, and later came here to dance and fool about. Now and then a small boy in a red cap was said to appear by the stone and lead people astray before vanishing at midnight. In the Saunametsa bog nearby lay a second stone where, the story goes, a girl was turned into a wolf and back again.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Kähu külas asuv Helgikivi on Valga maakonna ainus hiidrahn: peaaegu 12 meetrit pikk ja 30 meetrit ümbermõõdus, laes vaokujuline lohk, kuhu jääb vihmavesi. Rahvajuttude järgi käidi kivi juures öösiti hobustega õitsil, hiljem ka tantsimas ja hullamas. Vahel ilmunud kivi juurde punase mütsiga poisike, kes inimese ära eksitas ja südaööl kadus. Lähedal Saunametsa soos olevat olnud teinegi kivi, kus üks tüdruk moondatud hundiks ja seejärel taas inimeseks.

Map of the area around Helgikivi
58.00104° N, 25.72966° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgikivi ↗

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