Menhir of Vardare
Giovanni Cosi discovered the 1.73 m high menhir of Vardare in 1980 north of Diso in the province of Lecce in southern Apulia (southern Italy).
The dew-shaped menhir with a cross-section of 35 × 28 cm is unique in Salento . It has a weathered surface and three engraved crosses. There is a hole at the top that was probably stuck with a metallic cross that was lost.
The 79 Apulian menhirs are partly geometric and very slender (Casamassima) with heights of up to 4.7 m ( de lu Chiofilu near Martano). Others have anthropomorphic proportions.
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Coordinates: 40 ° 0 ′ 47.9 ″ N , 18 ° 23 ′ 26.6 ″ E