Legend
The old bogey's cauldron on Ukukivi
Ukukivi near Ruila was once a famous sacrificial stone. Folk tradition says the round hollow on its summit is where the old bogey, vanatont, set his cooking pot and boiled stolen sheep, and that in times of war the Estonians executed condemned enemies on its top. Another custom was recorded in 1939: anyone driving to town for the first time had to stop the horse, climb the boulder and turn round three times, so that business in town would go well. Today this 12-metre rapakivi giant stands in Muusika village; you can still see the cup-shaped offering hollow on top and the steps cut into its eastern side.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Ruila lähedal asuv Ukukivi oli kunagi laialt tuntud ohvrikivi. Rahvapärimuse järgi on kivi lael olev ümar lohk vanatondi pajaase – seal keetnud ta varastatud lambaid – ning sõjaajal olevat eestlased kivi otsas hukanud surma mõistetud vaenlasi. 1939. aastal pandi kirja ka komme: kes esimest korda linna sõitis, pidi hobuse peatama, kivi otsa ronima ja end kolm korda ümber pöörama, et linnas hästi läheks. Tänapäeval seisab see 12-meetrine rabakivihiid Muusika külas; kivi lael on endiselt näha ohvrilohk ja idaküljele raiutud astmed.
Source: Estonian folk tradition (ERA II 225, 193, recorded 1939 from Kuusiku); see et.wikipedia: Ukukivi. ↗