Near Bílý Kámen stands a heap of boulders, large and small, called the Devil’s Wall. Devils once held their revels here. To avoid being disturbed by people, they resolved to build a high wall around their meeting place. Under the immutable rules of magic, however, it had to be finished in a single night. Towards morning, a local housewife passed on her way to market in Jihlava. The cockerel she carried in her bag crowed at this spot. The devils abandoned their work and vanished. Over time the wall collapsed; today only scant remains survive as a heap of boulders. See Větrný Jeníkov.
Location and map
- Place
- Bílý Kámen
- Municipality / starting point
- Bílý Kámen
- District / region
- Jihlava
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 6 km NW of Jihlavy
Near Bílý Kámen stands a heap of boulders, large and small, called the Devil’s Wall. Devils once held their revels here. To avoid being disturbed by people, they resolved to build a high wall around their meeting place. Under the immutable rules of magic, however, it had to be finished in a single night. Towards morning, a local housewife passed on her way…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 59
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.