Santa Margarida d'Ardola, located in Tavernoles, Catalonia, is a Romanesque church. Its original decoration included pilasters and arches that are no longer preserved due to the almost total destruction of the upper walls. The church was abandoned in 1936, and around 1945 the vault collapsed.
Today, only the northern wall remains from the floor to the start of the vault, and the entrance portal is dovetailed with small dovetails and arched. It is speculated that the church was covered with a vault due to the well-preserved, semi-circular front wall. The construction material consists of large Romanesque stones.
The state of preservation is poor, with trees growing among the ruins and the ancient construction being lost amidst the vegetation. The name Ardola seems to be of Iberian origin, and it is hypothesized that it could be the name of an ancient settlement located around the Far hill.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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