Southeast of the town, a deep ditch runs beside Úlehlina forest from Byšičky towards Lukavec. It is called the Devil’s Furrow. The devil ploughed it with a plough drawn by two cruel henchmen of the Schaffgotsch family, the former owners of the Bělohrad estate.
Location and map
- Place
- Lázně Bělohrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Lázně Bělohrad
- District / region
- Jičín
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 15 km E of Jičína
Southeast of the town, a deep ditch runs beside Úlehlina forest from Byšičky towards Lukavec. It is called the Devil’s Furrow. The devil ploughed it with a plough drawn by two cruel henchmen of the Schaffgotsch family, the former owners of the Bělohrad estate.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 196
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.