Name: Quarry of Quatre Camins (Llosar dels Francs)
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Location: L'Ènova, la Costera, Valencia, Spain

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1. Rafelguaraf-Barxeta – Rafelguaraf Washhouse loop from Carcaixent

53.6km

03:35

460m

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2. Walls of Alzira – Rafelguaraf-Barxeta loop from Alzira

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02:59

410m

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3. Rafelguaraf Washhouse – Rafelguaraf-Barxeta loop from Carcaixent

42.2km

02:34

310m

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Vicent CT

August 5, 2024

The Quatre Camins quarry, also known as the Llosar dels Francs, is an archaeological site 500m away. of the Roman villa, known as Villa Cornelius, located in Partida dels Francs, in the municipality of Énova.

These are quarries that, according to some scholars, could be considered the most important of the Roman period in the Iberian Peninsula.

The commercialization of the marble extracted from these quarries was the main source of wealth for the Iunii family, of the Galeria Tribe, owners of the plantation and the Cornelius town.

The transport of the stone was done through the carriladas, that is to say, grooves in the rocks that channeled the wheels of the carts, which can still be seen on the road that leads from Énova to Barxeta (https:// komoot.com/es-es/highlight/6171388).

The planter has preserved marks that show that the marble was extracted forming rectangular blocks. These large blocks were transported in bullock carts to the town, where the work of stonemasons or stonemasons continued, who would fragment them and shape them into specific pieces, according to the order that needed to be served. This marble was used to make tombstones, monuments of different sizes and even slabs to pave the Roman theater in Zaragoza or the plinths of the Romanesque door of the Cathedral of Valencia.

In the same municipality of Énova there are several Roman tombstones that provide the Greek names of slaves such as Lleones, Vibi Èutic (Vibius Euthycus) and Himeto (Himetós), which are built with materials from these quarries.

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Location: L'Ènova, la Costera, Valencia, Spain

Quarry of Quatre Camins (Llosar dels Francs)

1. Rafelguaraf-Barxeta – Rafelguaraf Washhouse loop from Carcaixent

2. Walls of Alzira – Rafelguaraf-Barxeta loop from Alzira

3. Rafelguaraf Washhouse – Rafelguaraf-Barxeta loop from Carcaixent

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