Legend
Hell's Hole hill and the devils' spring of Sinimäed
Sinimäed: Tornimägi ja Põrguaugumägi
Before they became known for the battles of 1944, the three Blue Hills of Vaivara had older legends, recorded in 1893. Tornimägi, Tower Hill, was named after a watchtower that Peter I had built there during the Great Northern War. There was said to be a bottomless spring in which devils bathed on Midsummer night. Põrguaugumägi, Hell's Hole Hill, hid a cave where highway robbers lived, with stolen treasure locked behind two iron doors. Until the war the hills were covered in tall spruce forest that looked blue from afar, giving them their name.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Enne kui Vaivara Sinimäed said tuntuks 1944. aasta lahingutega, oli neil vanem pärimus, mis pandi kirja 1893. aastal. Tornimägi sai nime vaatetornist, mille Peeter I lasi sinna Põhjasõja ajal ehitada. Seal olevat põhjatu allikas, milles jaaniööl kuradid suplesid. Põrguaugumäe Põrguaugus elasid teeröövlid ja peidetud varandus oli kahe raudukse taga. Kuni sõjani kattis mägesid kõrge kuusemets, mis kaugelt paistis sinakas – sellest ka nimi.
Source: After Mare Kalda, 'Virumaa kohajutud', Mäetagused 66 (2017) ↗