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Modern SitesSite Name: Menhires por la Paz Alternative Name: Campo de la RataCountry: Spain
NOTE: This site is 0.829 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Galicia Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: A Coruña Nearest Village: Monte Alto
Latitude: 43.385400N Longitude: 8.3938W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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kalcoatl visited on 10th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
From this site:
"The site Field of the Rat was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, with good reason. The Tower of Hercules is a tower and lighthouse perched on a hill on the peninsula of the city of La Coruña in Galicia ( Spain ). Its total height is 57 meters, and dates from the first century . It has the privilege of being the only Roman lighthouse and the oldest in operation in the world."
"The megaliths at the Field of the Rat were raised in tribute of the victims of pro-Franco repression, particularly those who died in terrible incidents in the area."
In 2001, a large monument, similar to a prehistoric megalith [a poignant partial Stonehenge replica with a sad poetic tribute to the dead—N.W.] was raised at this site. The peace monument, designed by artist Isaac Diaz Pardo consists of blocks of granite and has spots of red paint symbolizing blood shot.
On the same site, there are also 12 large menhirs, large, upright stone structures that look over the Atlantic Ocean.
The menhirs at the Field of the Rat contribute to a calm atmosphere and they are named the Menhirs of Peace.
Carved with strategic holes to let visitors look through for themselves and interpret their own meaning, the stones designed by Galician sculptor Manolo Paz offer everyone the chance to reflect on family and future. Paz’s goal was to evoke feelings of parents standing with their children."
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