Elephant Rock

The Elephant's Rock is a large boulder of trachyte and andesite, eroded by the atmospheric agents that gave it the shape of an elephant. It is about 4 m high.

Photo: Vid Pogacnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Rock
Description: boulder in Castelsardo
Also known as: “domus dell’Elefante”, “Elephant rock of Castelsardo”, “Pedra Peltunta”, “roccia dell’elefante”, and “rocher de l’éléphant de CastelSardo”
Address: Strada Statale 134 di Castelsardo, Castelsardo, 07031

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Nuraghe Paddaggiu and Nostra Signora di Tergu.

Nuraghe Paddaggiu

Archaeological site

Nuraghe Paddaggiu

Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nuraghe Paddaggiu is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km northeast of Elephant Rock.

Nostra Signora di Tergu

Church

Nostra Signora di Tergu

Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nostra Signora di Tergu is a parish church in Tergu, province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. Nostra Signora di Tergu is situated 3 km southwest of Elephant Rock.

Sacra Famiglia

Church

Photo: Ottantafame, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sacra Famiglia is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Elephant Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pedra Sciolta and Multeddu.

Pedra Sciolta

Hamlet

Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pedra Sciolta is a hamlet.

Multeddu

Hamlet

Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Multeddu is a hamlet.

San Giovanni

Hamlet

Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Giovanni is a hamlet.

Elephant Rock

Categories: ruins, archaeological site, rock, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and landform
Location: Castelsardo, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

40.88964° or 40° 53′ 23″ north

Longitude

8.74624° or 8° 44′ 47″ east

Open location code

8FGCVPQW+VF

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=rock

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Elephant Rock” goes by many names.

Arabic: “صخرة الفيل”
Catalan: “Roccia dell’Elefante”
Dutch: “Elefantenfels”
French: “Domus de janas du rocher de l’Éléphant”
French: “rocher de l’éléphant”
German: “Elefantenfels”
Italian: “Domus de janas della Roccia dell’Elefante”
Italian: “Roccia dell’Elefante”
Slovenian: “Slonova skala”
Spanish: “Roca del Elefante”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: San Giovanni Battista and Spirito Santo.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fonte dell Elefante and B&B Trattoria La Roccia dell’Elefante.

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