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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Bulgaria

Submitted by dediac on Tuesday, 29 April 2014  Page Views: 3404

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo)
Country: Bulgaria
NOTE: This site is 30.722 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Breznik  Nearest Village: Garlo
Latitude: 42.773980N  Longitude: 22.845080E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo)
Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo) submitted by dediac : Site in Bulgaria (Vote or comment on this photo)
The sacred pit was constructed in a little valley lined with many springs in prehistoric times. The southern part of the pit was dug in the ground. A seven meter long corridor (dromos) with thirteen stone steps lead into a round room (tholos) at the center over the source is a well with a depth of 5 meters.

The sacred pit is a sophisticated device, established entirely underground. It was constructed on the east side of a hill surrounding a micro hydro reservoir built in 1960s. The long axis of the well is oriented North-South. The entrance to the underground chamber is located on the east side of the device. It represents a stair of 24 stairs 1.1 m wide. The first nine stairs are in open air, the next 15 are underground.

The stair leads to an underground vaulted round circular chamber with 4.2 m. diameter. On the top of the vault there is an circular hole to the sky. The opening is 2.3 m. wide. The underground stair joins the vaulted chamber by an arched gate 2.4 m high.

Next to the sacred pit was built a sanctuary in the prehistoric times. Today the terrain of the sanctuary is covered by a forest. According to the local residents in the surrounding rocks were carved symbols, and there were a small stone basin built next to the sacred pit. That information, although acquired by the memories of residents of Village of Garlo deserve particular attention because monuments are identified with certain elements of the Nuraghe culture and formed the cult of the Moon and the complementary nature of the sacred pit.

How did the construction of the sacred megalithic facility and the entire religious complex built in the Village of Garlo remains an open question for modern historians and archaeologists. Whether immigrants from Nuraghe culture wished to have a religious facility in their new place of settlement or, local residents, led builders to build them such a facility for some reason it is very difficult to claim.

During the field studies conducted in the 1970's Prof. Mitova - Dzhonova's team have found archeological sites that might belong to similar sanctuaries - in villages of Berayintsi, Rebro, Dolna Melna, Paramun and Dolni Romantzi (Pernik District, Bulgaria)
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Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo)
Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo) submitted by dediac : Site in Bulgaria (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo)
Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo) submitted by dediac (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo)
Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo) submitted by dediac (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo)
Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo) submitted by dediac (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo)
Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo) submitted by dediac

Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo)
Sacred Nuraghe Well (Garlo) submitted by dediac

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