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Menhir Pivataro (en)
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Menhir Pivataro (en)


The Pivataro menhir is located on the outskirts of Tutino, in the middle of a road intersection. It stands on a high, stone-coated, circular base. Two overlapping fragments remained from the menhir, roughly repaired in the late 90's and marked by a visible score line. The total height is approximately 1.20 m. There is a cross engraved on both of its east and west sides.
Via San Leonardo/via degli Armaioli, Tutino, Tricase

bibliography sources:
www.dolmenhir.it www.pugliamegalitica.it
Info
property:
Municipal
managing body:
Comune di Tricase
accessibility:
Accessible
conservation:
Mediocre
local name:
La culonna di Santu Linardu
origin of place-name:
The local people know it as "The culonna Santu Linardu", named after a small church dedicated to St. Leonard which stood nearby. The name Pivataru (affected by meteorism) derived from the popular belief that tying horses and making them twirl around the menhir would heal them from a bloated belly, caused by gas retention.  
other related objects:
106, 108, 124
bibliography sources:
num gps:
119
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