Lapa de Gargantáns
The Lapa de Gargantáns is a menhir located in the Galician municipality of Moraña, dated between 3000–2000 BC and discovered in 1958.Photo: Lameiro, Public domain.
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: menhir in Moraña, Spain
- Also known as: “Menhir de Gargantáns” and “Menhir of Gargantáns”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of San Martiño de Gargantáns and Igrexa de San Salvador de Saiáns.
Church of San Martiño de Gargantáns
Church
Photo: Beninho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of San Martiño de Gargantáns is situated 530 metres southwest of Lapa de Gargantáns.
Igrexa de San Salvador de Saiáns
Church
Photo: Beninho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igrexa de San Salvador de Saiáns is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Lapa de Gargantáns.
Campo de Fútbol do Buelo
Pitch
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Campo de Fútbol do Buelo is a pitch, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Lapa de Gargantáns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Lucía de Moraña and Mos.
A Peroxa
Hamlet
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A Peroxa is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Lapa de Gargantáns.
Lapa de Gargantáns
- Categories: menhir, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Moraña, Pontevedra, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.56977° or 42° 34′ 11″ northLongitude
-8.58315° or 8° 34′ 59″ westOpen location code
8CJHHC98+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 8875388318OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q16214320
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Lapa de Gargantáns” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Lapa de Gargantáns”
- Catalan: “Lapa de Gargantáns”
- French: “Lapa de Gargantáns”
- Galician: “Lapa de Gargantáns”
- Galician: “Menhir de Gargantáns”
- German: “Lapa von Gargantáns”
- Spanish: “Lapa de Gargantáns”
- Spanish: “Menhir de Gargantáns”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castro de Paraños and Cemiterio de Gargantáns.
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