This was the name of a stone, probably a menhir, that had been adapted as a wayside shrine since Romanesque times. It is also mentioned in older Czech literature from 1836. It was removed at an unspecified date, and a small stone memorial on a masonry base stands in its place today.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Kvílice
- Municipality / starting point
- Kvílice
- District / region
- Kladno
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 6 km NW of Slaného
Approximate location on the map
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Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 194
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.