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Multi-periodSite Name: Mezzovico-Vira Lepontische StelenCountry: Switzerland Canton: Tessin Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Lugano Nearest Village: Locarno
Latitude: 46.168370N Longitude: 8.793700E
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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Sculptured Stone in Tessin
In Castello Visconteo museum in Locarno. Large stone stele carved with Lepontish letters now at Rätischen Museum in Chur. Originaly located at Iron Age Grave in Davesco-Soragno in Tessin. Lepontish refers to the local style of writing which looks like a cross between runes and latin letters used by indigenous celtic people before the Roman conquest.
Address: Via Al Castello, 6600
Phone: +41 91-7563180
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