Menhir de Gargantáns
The menhir of Lapa de Gargantáns is a two-metre-high conical monolith dating from between 3000 BCE and 2000 BCE. It has several carvings on it.
Menhirs are a stone or group of stones standing upright, and they are a common megalithic structure in the north of Europe. Their exact function is unknown, but they were probably funerary, religious or commemorative symbols. Researches have also raised the possibility that they were territorial markers between tribes or ceremonial monuments to the sun.
The shape of the base suggests this menhir was originally located elsewhere but then moved to where it is today. Therefore it would also have been higher.
It was discovered in 1958 and now it is the central feature on the coat of arms of the municipality of Moraña due to its importance and uniqueness in Galicia.
Menhirs are a stone or group of stones standing upright, and they are a common megalithic structure in the north of Europe. Their exact function is unknown, but they were probably funerary, religious or commemorative symbols. Researches have also raised the possibility that they were territorial markers between tribes or ceremonial monuments to the sun.
The shape of the base suggests this menhir was originally located elsewhere but then moved to where it is today. Therefore it would also have been higher.
It was discovered in 1958 and now it is the central feature on the coat of arms of the municipality of Moraña due to its importance and uniqueness in Galicia.
Access
- Accesos a pie: Sí
Features
- Description of the surroundings: Rural
- Interés Paisajístico: Moderate
- Propiedad: Public
- Protección Legal: Sí
- Responsible body: Council of Moraña
- Cultural ascription: Megalithism