Roccia dell'Elefante

Name: Roccia dell'Elefante
Address: Strada Statale 134, Castelsardo, Castelsardo, IT

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Roccia dell'Elefante is an elephant-shaped rock containing prehistoric tombs in Multeddu, near Castelsardo.

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Bull-head reliefsTwo opposing horned bull heads are carved in relief, with horizontal bands above and below them.The lower tomb's entrance chamber.
Framed doorwayTwo pilasters frame the doorway into the next room.The lower tomb's entrance chamber.

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The rust-coloured boulder is about four metres high and contains trachyte and andesite.
Roccia dell'Elefante - Wikipedia
The boulder broke away from Monte Castellazzu and rolled down the valley.
Roccia dell'Elefante - Wikipedia
Its earlier name, Sa Pedra Pertunta, means the pierced stone.
Roccia dell'Elefante - Wikipedia

The two tombs were carved at different times during the pre-Nuragic period.

Early 3rd millennium BCThe lower tomb dates to the first half of the third millennium BC.
1800–750 BCThe rock was a cult site during the Nuragic period.
1914Edoardo Benetti compared the rock to an elephant.
2025The archaeological site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of a prehistoric burial heritage site.

Where

Strada Statale 134, Castelsardo

Where is Roccia dell'Elefante?

It stands in Multeddu, about 5 kilometres southeast of Castelsardo, at kilometre 19.3 of the road to Sedini.

What can you see at Roccia dell'Elefante?

The elephant-shaped rock contains two prehistoric tombs. The lower tomb has carved bull-head reliefs.

How tall is Roccia dell'Elefante?

The rock is about 4 metres high.

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