Mas Roqué menhir

The Mas Roqué menhir is a megalithic archaeological site in the municipality of Rabós, in the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. It is entered in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.

The menhir stands in the region of the Alt Empordà and is part of the Albera Natural Site of National Interest. It takes its name from a nearby farm of the same name.

Made of slate, the menhir rests on two bases because it is located on a slope. It measures 3.60 m in height and 0.75 m in thickness. A cross had been placed on its top in order to christianise this pagan monument.

A legend says that, because of its depth, one can hear the sea by putting an ear against it. Beyond this, the entry records no excavation and no finds, and the catalogue gives only a broad typological estimate for its age.

In Spain, menhirs of the western European megalithic type are relatively unusual compared with dolmens, but they are common sights in the northern half of the country, where at least 500 have been reported. They are particularly common in the Basque Country, Navarre, northern Burgos and Palencia, Cantabria and the Pyrenees, usually standing alone or in small groups in elevated places. Most appear to date back to the Stone Age. They are not usually associated with burials.

Mas Roqué menhir is a menhir (standing stone) in Rabós, Spain. Wikidata describes it as: standing stone in Rabós, Spain. A typological estimate: 2800 BCE to 1800 BCE. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the French article "Menhir du Mas Roqué", shown in the original language.