The Devil's Stones at Rötkel, Nuckö

Läänemaa · Estonia · Natural site

The dark one carried stones in his apron to dam the bay, but the cock's crow made him drop them.

Near Rötkel church at Wilkilby on Nuckö lie stones bearing the mark of a horse's hoof and four hollows read as finger-prints. The legend tells that the devil carried masses of stone in his apron to build a dam across the bay, but when the cock crowed he let the stones fall, and they still cover the region, while he pressed his prints into the two stones.

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Where is The Devil's Stones at Rötkel, Nuckö located?

The Devil's Stones at Rötkel, Nuckö is in Läänemaa, Estonia.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.