Legend
The Rihu old woman cairn
Rihu ämm
Near Kiiu, on Rihu hill not far from Kuusalu church, there once stood a man-shaped cairn called Rihu ämm, the old woman of Rihu, said to be a twin of the Iru ämm near Tallinn. Kalevipoeg was said to have rested on it. Another tale says two wedding processions met here, quarrelled, and one bride was killed and buried, so passers-by added stones to her grave. Later the spot gained a rough custom: first-time travellers to town had to buy drinks for the old hands, and anyone who refused was laid on the cairn and pinned down with stones on his coat-tails.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kiiu küla lähedal Rihu mäel, Kuusalu kiriku ligidal, seisis kunagi inimesekujuline kivikangur Rihu ämm, mida peeti Tallinna-lähedase Iru ämma paariliseks. Selle otsas olevat puhanud Kalevipoeg. Teise loo järgi kohtusid siin kaks pulmarongi, läksid tülli ja üks pruut löödi maha ning maeti sinna, mistõttu möödujad viskasid hauale kive. Hiljem tekkis toores komme: esimest korda linna minejad pidid vanematele viina ostma ning kes keeldus, pandi kangrule pikali ja kuuehõlmad suruti kividega maha.