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The Devil's footprint stone at Lõmala
Lõmala Vanapagana jäljekivi
In the manor forest of Lõmala village on the Sõrve peninsula there was a stone with the shape of a footprint, known as the Devil's footprint stone. A storyteller recorded on Abruka in 1924 explained that long ago, when the sea still reached further inland, the Devil had sunk a large ship at this spot, and the footprint was left on the stone as he did it. Sõrve lore is full of such tales of the Devil, wrecks and the dangerous waters off the peninsula.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Sõrve poolsaarel Lõmala küla mõisametsas oli jalajälje kujuga kivi, mida kutsuti Vanapagana jäljekiviks. 1924. aastal Abrukal üles kirjutatud jutustaja seletas, et ammu, kui meri ulatus kaugemale sisemaale, uputanud Vanapagan sellel kohal suure laeva ja jalajälg jäänud siis kivile. Sõrve pärimus on täis selliseid lugusid Vanapaganast, laevahukkudest ja poolsaare ohtlikest vetest.
Source: After Muistendid Vanapaganast (E. Laugaste, A. Liiv; folklore.ee) ↗