The remains of Sant Miquel d'Abella de la Conca

Deep in the hills of Pallars Jussà, a small church once stood south-east of the village of Abella. Sant Miquel d'Abella de la Conca was dedicated to the archangel Saint Michael. Today, it is located in a very unsightly and difficult to find place, situated in a pass to the north-east of the Cal Vila farmhouse and to the south-east of the Cal Serret de la Serra farmhouse.

The remains are situated on the north-west side of the pass, hidden by vegetation at the beginning of a slope. These ruins correspond to a very small temple, possibly with only a single nave. Only a few rows of stones remain, which allow for a glimpse of the shape of a Romanesque apse. Based on these preserved rows, the apse could have been square.

Sant Miquel d'Abella de la Conca was not an isolated chapel. On the hill housing the construction, vestiges of a medieval settlement were found. In the cultural heritage records, the site is known as the Conjunt medieval de Sant Miquel.

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