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Natural PlacesSite Name: Nenkovo Rock Womb Alternative Name: Nenkovo Cave Womb, ненково пещеCountry: Bulgaria
NOTE: This site is 17.047 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Kurdzhali Nearest Village: Nenkovo
Latitude: 41.733333N Longitude: 25.166667E
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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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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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A vagina shaped ritual cave in the mountain above the Borovitsa Chalet, some 14 miles from Kurdzali.
Natural cave originally 15 Meters deep then lengthened to 20 Meters deep.
At noon, the sun seeps into the cave through an opening in the ceiling and projects the representation of a phallus onto the floor which progressively grows longer, reaching out to the womb altar. In January and February, when the sun is at the lowest on the horizon, the phallus becomes long enough to reach the altar and symbolically fertilises the womb.
The site was apparently used for Bacchic rituals. Even now, once a year, young unmarried men and women gather in the local caves to take part in the sacrament of conception.
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