San Vítor de Barxacova

San Vítor de Barxacova ( Galic . Capela e necrópole de San Vítor de Barxacova) is an archaeological site in Parada de Sil , in the municipality of San Lorenzo de Barxacova in Galicia , Spain .

description

The remains of a medieval chapel and a necropolis with mostly anthropomorphic graves carved in stone were excavated . The up to 2.5 m long graves are mostly west-east oriented. In the southern area, the graves are mostly arranged in a fan shape by adapting to the natural shape of the rock.

The site is located in the Mao river valley, near the confluence with the Sil. For a time it was an important route. Nearby is the road to the Roman Bridge of Canceliñas, where a Bronze Age sword was found.

Necrópolis rupestre de San Vitor de Barxacova

It is not known when the chapel was demolished. According to oral tradition, the stone walls of the chapel stood until the 19th century.

literature

Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .