Many even claim it has prehistoric origins, but it is commonly traced back to Roman times. The monolith is located exactly at the intersection of five roads, which lead respectively to Novaglie, San Fidenzio, Mizzole, Montorio and Gazzol.
This block of white stone certainly came here from distant quarries and according to some hypotheses it would mark the solar orientation of the foundation plan of Roman Verona, while according to a secondary hypothesis, it would be a milestone stone that the Romans used to indicate the progressive number of miles.
El Pilotòn, as the white monolith is popularly called, is planted in the ground in line with the plan of Roman Verona; it would indicate, by extending the straight line that crosses the Forum of Verona (Piazza Erbe), starting from the current Via Pellicciai, the exact point where the sun rises on 21 June. Thus the name of Mons Aureus (Montorio), i.e. the "mountain of dawn", a mountain that indicated the direction of the light of the sacred sun, the source of life, would also be confirmed.
The name of Mount Preafitta, the name by which the hill is called, derives from the presence of the monolith, also called Prèa Fita (stone stuck in the ground).