Elephant's Rock Explained

The Elephant's Rock is a large boulder of trachyte and andesite, eroded by the atmospheric agents that gave it the shape of an elephant.[1] It is about 4m (13feet) high.

The rock is located near Castelsardo, Sardinia,[2] to the left of the old road that led from the hamlet of Multeddu to the village of Sedini.

The Elephant's Rock has a great archaeological importance, because two domus de janas, ancient tombs dating back to the pre-nuragic period, have been carved inside.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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40.8897°N 8.7462°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elephant Rock, Castelsardo. 2017-09-16. Sardinia Property Finder 2020. en-GB. 2020-04-13.
  2. Web site: Castelsardo.tk - roccia-dell'elefante. https://web.archive.org/web/20120418015010/http://www.castelsardoweb.altervista.org/roccia-dell%27elefante.htm. dead. 2012-04-18. 2012-04-18. 2020-04-13.
  3. Web site: Le due tombe nella roccia dell'elefante - La Nuova Sardegna. Archivio - La Nuova Sardegna. it. 2020-04-13.
  4. Web site: Sardegna Cultura - Luoghi della cultura - Monumenti. www.sardegnacultura.it. 2020-04-13. 2017-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730232909/http://www.sardegnacultura.it/j/v/253?s=21292&v=2&c=2488&c1=2126&t=1. dead.
  5. Web site: Discovering Sedini and the rocks of Anglona. 2017-12-24. Sardinia 4 Emotions. en-US. 2020-04-13.
  6. Web site: Elephant Rock, Castelsardo, Sardinia. Essential Italy. en. 2020-04-13.
  7. Book: Melis, Paolo. La domus dell'elefante. Carlo Delfino Editore. 1991. Sassari.

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