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The stone-built Cross of Bagnolo, which exists today, is found almost halfway along the road from Bagnolo to Cursi. It is 4.60 meters high, but very eroded due to the weather. It has almost rounded and chipped edges at the top and measures 50 by 30 centimeters at the base. The people have woven a legend around it which claims that a treasure is kept under that column; at that point there is what is called the "acchiatura". To get hold of it, however, you need to shave the beard of the devil who appears in the guise of a goat seven times. Source: https://www.comune.cursi.le.it/vivere-il-comune/territorio/da-visitare/item/i-menhir-o-pietrefitte

Discovered in 1993 by Oreste Caroppo, a well-known enthusiast and connoisseur of the Salento area. The news of the discovery, at the time, captured the interest of several scholars, who immediately rushed to the site to carefully examine the two Megaliths. The Dolmens are located on a small promontory called the Plao district, a term of Grika origin, which would mean "chianca", or a slab of light stone, typical of the Apulian territory. Furthermore, on the surrounding rocky surface, there are a series of channels similar to those of the Dolmen Stabile of Giuggianello, most likely used to drain liquids during the performance of certain rituals.

Inserted in the collection https://www.komoot.com/it-it/collection/2431081/-pietre-del-salento - Impossible not to see it standing out on the edge of the provincial road given its height. It deserves attention if you pass through those parts. Let's not forget that menhirs are archaic elements that must be observed without touching them. They are the history and heritage of Salento.

Inserted in the collection https://www.komoot.com/it-it/collection/2431081/-pietre-del-salento - You have to move away from the road and reach it on private land with the utmost respect for other people's property to see them. Let's not forget that dolmens are archaic elements that must be observed without touching them or worse climbing on them. They are the history and heritage of Salento.

Inserted in the Pietre del Salento collection komoot.com/it-it/collection/2431081/-pietre-del-salento?ref=undefined - Lustrelle quarry, abandoned and redeveloped quarry (unique in Salento) for educational purposes by the owners in the Cutrofiano fiefdom and which contains information of inestimable value about our past, preserved, coincidentally, between and within the stones of Salento. Better not to look for fossils so as not to disturb or worse ruin the research work and of those who regenerated this place with effort and passion.

Included in the Salento Parco dei Paduli collection komoot.com/it-it/collection/2053951/-il-parco-dei-paduli - The menhir (40 cm x 33 cm) has a regular parallelepiped shape and is 390 cm high. Historian Palumbo believes it has been moved from its original location. Crosses are engraved on the faces, a sign of the Christianisation of the monument. The monolith has a slope towards the S and is located in the Cupa farm, incorporated in a dry stone wall. (source Wikipedia https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorrano)

Included in the Salento Parco dei Paduli collection https://www.komoot.com/it-it/collection/2053951/-il-parco-dei-paduli - work in progress...