Menhir de Gargantáns
Menhir de Gargantáns
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Vilagarcía de Arousa
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Moraña
A Espedregueira, San Martiño de Gargantáns
36668 Moraña Pontevedra
Spain
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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.
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Figures of protection
Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC)
Landscape interest of the surroundings
Moderate
Description of the environment
Rural
Responsible body
Ayuntamiento de Moraña
Property
Public
Degree of alteration
Medium
State of conservation
Good