Menhir
Lapa de Gargantáns
Gargantáns · Moraña · Pontevedra
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The Lapa de Gargantáns is a menhir located in the Galician municipality of Moraña, dated between 3000–2000 BC and discovered in 1958. Description It is 1.92 meters high and 50 centimeters in diameter, its base is cut, so probably the original height was greater. Several petroglyphs are engraved on its surface. In Galician, the word lapa, among other meanings, designates a stone that marks a burial. However, its exact function is unknown, and some archaeologists associate it with funerary, religious or commemorative signs, or ancient territorial boundaries between tribes. References External links 3D model of the menhir
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Facts
Period Neolithic
What it is Megalith
Height 235 m
Elevation here ≈ 233 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Santa Lucía de Moraña, 2.2 km away
People in the municipality 4,139 (2025) · IGE
Getting there
Opening hours 24/7
Getting there by bus
- A Espedregueira335 m awayDP:Moraña-Hospitais de Pontevedra (ida) · Moraña (Santa Lucía)-Espedregueira-Amil · CPI Santa Lucía-Cosoirado
- Paraños (cruzamento)335 m awayAmil-Caldas de Reis · Amil-Vilagarcía E.A.
- A Espedregueira338 m awayDP:Moraña-Hospitais de Pontevedra (volta) · Moraña (Santa Lucía)-Espedregueira-Amil · CPI Santa Lucía-Cosoirado
Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.
