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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Vysehrad Devil's stone Alternative Name: Devil's pillar, Vyšehrad Devil's stone
Country: Czech Republic Region: Bohemia Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Prague  Nearest Village: Vyšehrad
Latitude: 50.064338N  Longitude: 14.419092E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Vysehrad Devil's stone
Vysehrad Devil's stone submitted by ladrin : Could be tall menhir or pillars from ruined church. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Prague (Bohemia). Either one broken or three independent pieces of worked granite. It was moved a long time ago to its current place, in front of St. Peter and St. Paul Church of Vyšehrad in Prague. Its original location is not clear.
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Vysehrad Devil's stone
Vysehrad Devil's stone submitted by ladrin : Despite that at the first sight it can remind some kind of modern art, these stones are really ancient. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vysehrad Devil's stone
Vysehrad Devil's stone submitted by ladrin : An enigmatic inscription of the unknown meaning. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vysehrad Devil's stone
Vysehrad Devil's stone submitted by ladrin : Devil's Stone is displayed at the medieval fresco inside the church. (picture rights Extrastory) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vysehrad Devil's stone
Vysehrad Devil's stone submitted by ladrin : St. Peter and Paul Church in background is directly included in the Devil's Stones legend. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vysehrad Devil's stone
Vysehrad Devil's stone submitted by ladrin : Several nice legends are related to the site.

Vysehrad Devil's stone
Vysehrad Devil's stone submitted by ladrin : St. Peter and St. Paul behind.

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Re: Vysehrad Devil's stone by ladrin on Thursday, 07 June 2018
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So called Devil's stone of Vyšehrad is really quite mystery. At the first sight it can remind some kind of modern art, but the true is that this stone is very ancient.

According the famous legend from the year 1700, this stone was brought by the devil himself from the St. Peter of Rome, after he bet with the local priest. The Devil lost and so in rage he broke the column into three pieces. This event is also pictured inside the St. Peter and Paul Church at old fresco.

Another medieval source identifies the stone as a remains of broken pagan idol.
The oldest record about the stone is from the 1609. At that time the stone lay already in the local cemetery positively.

Pillars are made from granite that is not usual for this area. Also it slightly differs in length and diameter.

And there is a another mystery... An enigmatic engraved inscription in the middle stone. It is hardly readable, but it looks like letters S M M R I E M W. Inscription is most likely newer origin but its meaning cannot be explained reliably.
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