Sacred stone, spring or grove
Kostivere liukivi
German: Kostifer
Near Kostivere, east of Tallinn, lies a glacial boulder covered with ancient cup marks, small bowls ground into the stone, with the remains of a burial mound beside it. Its name means 'sliding stone', and tradition explains why: women hoping to have a child would slide down its sloping face bare-bottomed, trusting the stone to cure their barrenness. The boulder stands in the old cultural landscape around Jõelähtme and Rebala, where ancient barrow cemeteries lie only a few kilometres away.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kostivere lähedal Tallinnast idas lebab rändrahn, mille pinda katavad iidsed lohud, ja selle kõrval on kalmeküngas. Nimi liukivi tähendab kivi, mida mööda libistatakse, ning pärimus seletab, miks: last soovivad naised lasksid end paljaste tagumikega mööda kivi kaldpinda alla, lootes, et kivi ravib viljatuse. Kivi asub Jõelähtme ja Rebala vanas kultuurmaastikus, kus vaid mõne kilomeetri kaugusel on muistsed kalmeväljad.
Source: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=10804 ↗