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The coffin stone on the Põitse road

Põitse tee kirstukivi

By the road to Põitse in south-eastern Muhu a large, flat, coffin-shaped stone lies half sunk in the ground. A story told in Simiste in 1947 says the Devil threw it. A young couple were driving home from their wedding, so happy together that the envious Devil could not bear it. He picked up a stone and flung it, and it struck them exactly where it lies today, burying bride, groom, horse and cart beneath it.

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

Eesti keeles

Kagu-Muhus Põitse tee ääres on pooleldi maa sees suur lame kirstukujuline kivi. 1947. aastal Simistes jutustatud loo järgi viskas selle sinna Vanapagan. Noorpaar sõitnud laulatuselt koju ja olnud nii õnnelikud, et kade Vanapagan ei suutnud seda taluda. Ta võttis maast kivi ja viskas ning see tabas neid täpselt seal, kus kivi praegu on, mattes enda alla pruudi, peigmehe, hobuse ja vankri.

Map of the area around The coffin stone on the Põitse road
58.55417° N, 23.31722° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After Muistendid Vanapaganast (E. Laugaste, A. Liiv; folklore.ee) ↗

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