Jarcovská kula, Natural monument in Jarcová, Czech Republic

Jarcovská kula is an isolated rock tower about 8 metres high, made of coarse-grained sandstone and conglomerate protruding from lower Paleocene bedrock. It stands above the left bank of the Vsetínská Bečva, roughly 0.5 km southwest of the centre of Jarcová in the northeastern spur of the Hostýnské vrchy.

The eight-metre tower is an isolated outcrop of coarse-grained sandstone and conglomerate from lower Paleocene bedrock. It was declared a natural monument to protect this landmark and its outlook over the surrounding countryside.

A local legend says the devil was building a dam nearby, or trying to turn the course of the river, and had to finish before the cock crowed. The cock crowed early, and the last stone he was carrying fell here in summer.

The monument lies about 0.5 km southwest of the centre of Jarcová, on the left bank of the Vsetínská Bečva, in the northeastern spur of the Hostýnské vrchy. The rock stands isolated above the river; the sources describe no marked trail or climbing access, so approach it as a natural monument rather than a climbing site.

The rock is a coarse-grained sandstone with conglomerate layers protruding from Lower Paleocene bedrock, not a basin-topped summit. A local legend says a devil dropped it while building a dam nearby; the rooster crowed before he could place the last stone.