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<< Text Pages >> The rocky millstones of Tripi - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Italy in Sicily (Sicilia)

Submitted by carperano on Thursday, 01 December 2016  Page Views: 1163

Multi-periodSite Name: The rocky millstones of Tripi
Country: 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:
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.
5 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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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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The rocky millstones of Tripi
The rocky millstones of Tripi submitted by carperano : This beautiful specimen of rocky millstone used once to produce wine is near Saint Cono, an hamlet of Tripi town. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: The rocky millstones of Tripi by carperano on Friday, 02 December 2016
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here the coordinates of Tripi, NorthEastern Sicily:
38°02’51”N 015°05’26” E
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