Menhir d'en Llac at Puig de Cadiretes

Menhir d'en Llac at Puig de Cadiretes

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The Menhir d'en Llac is a 265 cm tall standing rock in the municipality of Llagostera, dated between 3500 and 1800 BC.

The Menhir d'en Llac is situated near Can Cabanyes at Puig de Cadiretes in the municipality of Llagostera. It is included in the Inventari del Patrimoni Arqueològic i Paleontològic de Catalunya.

This standing rock is made of red-black granite and is of a faltiform type. It measures 74 cm wide by 76 cm thick, with a height of 265 cm.

The upper part of the stone shows a carving in the form of a serpentine meander with a cassoleta at the beginning, while the buried part is not carved. It is dated to the period between 3500 and 1800 BC.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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