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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lapa de Gargantáns - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Spain in Galicia

Submitted by davidmorgan on Thursday, 27 March 2014  Page Views: 2400

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lapa de Gargantáns
Country: Spain
NOTE: This site is 2.234 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Galicia Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Pontevedra  Nearest Village: Santa Lucía de Moraña
Latitude: 42.569768N  Longitude: 8.583167W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Lapa de Gargantáns
Lapa de Gargantáns submitted by Alta-Falisa : Site in Galicia Spain. Source : Wikipedia Commons. Author : http://gl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lameiro. Date : 2003. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Galicia

A 2 metre tall menhir.
Source : Wikipedia Commons.
Author : http://gl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lameiro.
Date : 2003.

A rare example of standing stones in Galicia, a type of monument also very rare in North Portugal.
Please note the small cup-marks.


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Una casa en Galicia (España)
Menhir da lapa de Gargantáns (Concello de Moraña, Pontevedra) Neolítico. Megalístico (3.500 a.C - 2.000 a. C.
La casa verde
Menhir de San Martiño de Gargantans (2)
San Martiño de Gargantans
Menhir da Lapa de Gargantans

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Re: Lapa de Gargantáns by davidmorgan on Thursday, 27 March 2014
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