Cossack stone in Adygea

What to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting

Also this place is called Devichy Kamen, Circassian or Shaitanov. This is a huge boulder on the road from Kamennomostsky in Dakhovskaya. It is right on the road, separating traffic flows of opposite directions, so you will not miss it. It is believed that this is one of the largest solid boulders in Europe. There is nothing special and spectacular in it, and you should not go here on purpose, but you can stop along the way. Souvenirs are sold at the foot, if you wish, you can climb to the very top. There are several legends associated with the stone.

They say that the Circassians organized equestrian competitions right on the stone. Once, when competitions were held in rainy inclement weather, the dzhigits could not climb to the top of the stone, each time slipping and falling down. Only one of them managed to climb up, but when he took off his papakha at the top, everyone saw braids. Therefore, the stone was called girlish. According to another version, from the top a mounted Cossack greeted the district Ataman when he made an inspection trip to these places, which is why he received the name Cossack.