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Kalevipoja jäljega kivi offering stone, Panga

Ohvrikivi Kalevipoja jäljega kivi, Panga

A storyteller from Panga village in Ridala explained in 1937 why the Devil left footprints on stones across the district. He was chasing someone, nobody remembered whom, when a rooster began to crow, and he took to his heels in such a hurry that his feet left marks wherever he stepped: one on Pikanina at Saastna, one near Puise, one on Mäemõisa hill and one on Ridala hill. This stone near Mäemõisa, registered as a footprint stone of Kalevipoeg, was also said to carry the print of the giant who once tried to build a bridge from here to Hiiumaa.

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

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Üks Ridala Panga küla jutustaja seletas 1937. aastal, miks Vanakurat jättis kogu kandi kividele jalajälgi. Ta ajanud kedagi taga, keda, seda enam ei mäletatud, kui kukk hakkas laulma, ja pistis sellise kiirusega jooksu, et jalad jätsid jälje, kuhu ta iganes astus: üks on Saastna Pikaninal, teine Puise kandis, kolmas Mäemõisa mäel ja neljas Ridala mäel. Sellel Mäemõisa lähedal asuval kivil, mis on registris Kalevipoja jäljega kivina, olevat ka selle hiiu jälg, kes tahtis siit Hiiumaale silda ehitada.

Map of the area around Kalevipoja jäljega kivi offering stone, Panga
58.83145° N, 23.57921° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Kultuurimälestiste register (Muinsuskaitseamet) ↗

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