Fuso da Moura (Ponteceso)

Culture and history, Megalithism, Prehistory
Ponteceso

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Where the “moura” lost the spindle

The Fuso da Moura is a stone steeped in ancestral traditions. According to the story, sick cattle were taken to her to be cured for their magical properties. At night, when no one saw them, the peasants went with their cows or sheep and circled around the stone. Then, when they came down from the mountain, they had to break a clay pot, which had not been used before, in a place with a crossing and cross. In that place the meigallo was deposited.

It is a “pedrafita” (menhir) with a peculiar spindle shape, which probably gave rise to its name and that of the environment where it is located. Although its origin is not clear, the fact that it is very close to the necropolis of Fuso da Moura, where several burial mounds are known, suggests that it may have functioned in prehistoric times as a marker or herald of burials.

Already in historical times it seems that it had a boundary function between the parishes of Niñóns (Ponteceso) and Mens (Malpica). This delimiting role of the menhirs is very common in Galicia, as they are very unique stones and visible in the landscape.

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