The Aukštadvaris region is characterized by its wealth of distinctive landscapes, notably featuring seven devil's pits, also known as devil's holes, which are rich in mythological significance. Folklore suggests that these sites are linked to tales of drownings and hauntings by supernatural entities. In ancient Baltic beliefs, these locations may have been associated with sacrifices to Velinas, the underground lord of the fields, often depicted as a cunning creature that enjoyed interacting with humans.

Among these sites, the most famous and enigmatic is the Devil's Pit, also referred to as Škilietų Alko Hollow. Located approximately four kilometers northwest of the town of Aukštadvaris, within the Mergiškės landscape reserve and surrounded by forests and hills, this location is rightly dubbed the