Pedra d'Água

Monolith of granite, with the top flattened and supported by a base in cement, (recently modified, because the previous one was quite eroded by erosion) which gives it the shape of a mushroom. Has a roughly circular format with about 1.45 meters in diameter. At the top were plowed several dimples, which are used as natural clock for sharing the waters of the village. Each of the dimples demarcated a family or group of fields. The different positions of the same causes are affected by solar shadows, marking thus the time of possession of the irrigated water. The different heights of the Sun, as the seasons, make these periods, of course, may vary.

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Rua da Pedra d'Água
5470-020,Montalegre

    Characteristics


  • Easy external parking
  • Other monuments
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