Labruge in Vila do Conde, Porto, Portugal — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Os penedos amoladoiros / Polishing rocks
S. Paio
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023
1. Os penedos amoladoiros / Polishing rocks Marker
Os penedos amoladoiros foram assim referenciados por Fernando Lanhas. A comunidade científica encara as pequenas depressões naviformes e polidas como marcas de afiar instrumentos de madeira. Seriam pois pedras de amolar. A sua cronologia é ainda uma incógnita mas pensa-se que pode remeter à pré-história. Há pelo menos 5 conjuntos de penedos com marcas similares na praia dos Castros, alguns dos quais estão muitas vezes cobertos com areia. Por favor não faça fogueiras perto destas pedras, isso acelera a sua degradação.
As ruínas são muito frágeis. Por favor não as calque.
The polishing rocks where first identified by Fernando Lanhas in the 1950's. The scientific community thinks that these rocks with naviform polished engravings were a testimony to the process of sharpening the points on wood. This process is still used by the Australian aborigines. However, the fact that they have some symmetry and some apparent organization suggests that they have an artistic meaning. Its chronology is not presently known. There
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Please don't make fire close to them.
Erected by Vila do Conde Câmara Municipal, Vila do Conde Gabinete Arqueológia Municipal.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Man-Made Features.
Location. 41° 16.866′ N, 8° 43.817′ W. Marker is in Labruge, Porto, in Vila do Conde. Marker can be reached from Rua de Baixo. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Labruge, Porto 4485-313, Portugal. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ruínas de Habitação / Family House (within shouting distance of this marker); Gravuras da área de S. Paio / S. Paio Engravings (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Avro Lancaster III Crash (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); A Recolha do Sargaço / Harvesting Seaweed (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); A Praia dos Pescadores de Angeiras / The Fishermen Beach at Angeiras (approx. 2 kilometers away); Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe / Roman Tanks for Fish Salting (approx. 2.3 kilometers
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023
2. Os penedos amoladoiros / Polishing rocks Marker - wide view looking north
More about this marker. Although Rúa de Beixo is the nearest paved street (ca. 180 meters to the east), the marker itself is on the hiking path running parallel to the coast, locally labeled Eco Walkway of Labruge, but more generally thought of as part of the coastal segment of the Caminho Portuguese.
Also see . . . Castro de S. Paio (Iron Age) (Natural.pt).
Excerpt: Castro de S. Paio, in the parish of Labruge, is the only proto-historical maritime settlement known in Portugal. It was discovered in the 1950s by Fernando Lanhas and D. Domingos de Pinho Brandão. Surface structures, ceramic and various rock engravings were discovered.(Submitted on September 28, 2023.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023
3. Os penedos amoladoiros / Polishing rocks Marker - wide view, looking south
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
