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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carasole San Rocco - Rock Art in Switzerland in Graubünden

Submitted by Megalithic89 on Wednesday, 15 February 2023  Page Views: 1221

Rock ArtSite Name: Carasole San Rocco
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 2.341 km away from the location you searched for.

Canton: Graubünden Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Lugano  Nearest Village: Roveredo GR
Latitude: 46.242320N  Longitude: 9.127520E
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
5

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Megalithic89 visited on 9th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 There is a car park close by. Or one can walk along the street or a hiking path from down the valley, Roveredo village. Take a public transport bus from Bellinzona.

Carasole San Rocco
Carasole San Rocco submitted by Megalithic89 : Almost the entire rock. Picture taken February 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in Graubünden

Rock plate of 8 x 8 metres surface, with 25 cup marks. Some of them are linked by channels. They are arranged in a geometric pattern.

The site has a splendid panoramic view down to the Mesocco Valley and towards the mountains.

References:
Swiss Inventory of stone monuments, Link to object No. 6535.01





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Carasole San Rocco
Carasole San Rocco submitted by Megalithic89 : Site in Graubünden Switzerland Close-up of one of the cup marks. Photo taken February 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carasole San Rocco
Carasole San Rocco submitted by Megalithic89 : Church San Rocco, above, North and the rock with the cup marks, South. Photo taken February 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carasole San Rocco
Carasole San Rocco submitted by Megalithic89 : Rock surface with cup marks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carasole San Rocco
Carasole San Rocco submitted by Megalithic89 : Close-up of some cup marks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carasole San Rocco
Carasole San Rocco submitted by Megalithic89 : Close-up of some cup marks. Photo taken February 2023.

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Re: Carasole San Rocco by Megalithic89 on Saturday, 18 February 2023
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My apologies to the locals, the valley is called Valle Mesolcina.
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