Between the villages of Uhliská and Vysoká, right on the red-waymarked Rudná magistrála long-distance trail, stands a large shelter.
The pilgrimage site was built by people from Vysoká and Uhliská and is linked to a legend about the villagers’ miraculous rescue from the Turks, which is also depicted in the local church fresco. Deep in the forest lies the Drieň site with the rock where the villagers are said to have found safety.
An inscription is carved into the rock, and an archaeological survey has confirmed that it is genuine. The scene in the church painting and the inscription on the rock are connected. The inscription dates from 1700, a few years after the event itself, probably from the time when the villagers began making pilgrimages of thanksgiving to Drieň. Thanksgiving masses are still held at the Drieň memorial site every year in the summer months.
