<< Text Pages >> The rocky millstones of Tripi - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Italy in Sicily (Sicilia)
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Multi-periodSite Name: The rocky millstones of TripiCountry: Italy
NOTE: This site is 5.863 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Sicily (Sicilia) Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Tripi Nearest Village: Saint Cono
Latitude: 38.047500N Longitude: 15.090556E
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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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 |
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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 |
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In Tripi’s terrritory there are many rocky millstones of several original form used to produce wine. The inhabitants of the place say that some of them were buried once and that they come from Roman era and even ealier.
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