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Site Name (A/D) |
Site Type | Country (A/D) |
County/ Region | Visited? (A/D) |
Date (A/D) |
Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
Trip Order |
Menhir d'en Llach | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Spain | Cataluña | Visited | 25th May 2018 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Alongside forest road, easily accessible by off-road vehicle, or 10 minutes walk from GIP-6821. | 1 | 1 |
Cista de Cadiretes | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Cataluña | Visited | 25th May 2018 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Approx 15 mins walk from the GIP-6821 along forest tracks. Close to the Puig de Cadiretes, vantage point for outstanding views (among the trees, 10m from the final signpost to the peak on opposite side of the path). Cairn is overshadowed by large "rockpile". | 1 | 2 |
Paradolmen d'en Garcia | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Cataluña | Visited | 25th May 2018 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Easy to find along forest trail (accessible by off-road vehicle), approx 20 minutes walk from the GIP-6821 main road. Massive rockpile alongside overshadows the dolmen. | 1 | 3 |
Menhir de Montllor 1 | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Spain | Cataluña | Visited | 25th May 2018 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Approx 30 minutes walk from GIP-6821 main road, or accessible with off-road vehicle along forest trails. Stone stands alongside pathway, approx 100m before the Menhir Caigut. Between the two is an excellent vantage point for views of the coast and Tossa de Mar. | 1 | 4 |
Menhir de Montllor 2 | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Spain | Cataluña | Couldn't find | 25th May 2018 | Menhir de Montllor 1 (see log entry) is beside the roadside, but this one was nowhere to be found according to the GPS coordinates. | 1 | 5 | |||
Menhir Caigut | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Spain | Cataluña | Visited | 25th May 2018 | 1 | 3 | Site approx 30 minutes walk from the GIP-6821 main road (but mostly uphill back), accessible by off-road vehicle along forest trails (the local 4x4 tours visit an excellent viewpoint overlooking the coast 30m away).
The name translates to "Fallen stone" so it is no surprise to not find it vertical... Read More |
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Paradolmen del Senglar | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Cataluña | Couldn't find | 25th May 2018 | 4 | Very overgrown and difficult to isolate among massive piles of weathered rocks. According to the book "Dolmens, Coves i Menhirs" by Pau Roig Ros and Xavier Niell Ciurana (Revista del Baix Empordà, 2017), this paradolmen is 20m from the path, partly below some erratic blocks of granite, with the ent... Read More |
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Paradolmen Pedra Sobre Altra | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Cataluña | Visited | 25th May 2018 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 minutes walk from the GIP-6821 main road. Forms part of a 1-2km signposted circular walk (including Menhir d'en Llach and/or Paradolmen del Senglar).
"Pedra Sobre Alta" translates to "Stone on top of another" and you can see why from the photos. Owing to lack of time and overgrowth of bushes and... Read More |
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