This small but conspicuous hillock proved to be the place of a

large collection of decorated rocks. Actually the hillock forms the top end of a long E-W running ridge with a rough and craggy escarpment forming its south edge. To the north the ridge slightly slopes down and features many smooth outcrops on ground level. The lower end of the ridge proved to have some new carvings: Groups 27 to 31, but the main group is found on the craggy top. COSTAS GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ and ALBO MORAN (1991) noticed three rock art panels on this top area, but as their description was rather obscure, without illustration, it was difficult to decide which of the 12 panels had actually been discovered by them.

Group 7A. At the SW end of a large rock amongst other boulders and

outcrops is a faint circle, about 18 cm in diameter, with a small central cupmark. There just might be a second ring inside the figure.

Group 7B. A small outcrop features seven extremely small cup-and-one

rings arranged in a group of two and a group of five (set in the form of a cross). To the south is a small “Tablero de tres en raya”, also known as “pai – fillo – nai” which means Father – Son – Mother in Gallego.

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Group 7C. Described by COSTAS GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ and

ALBO MORAN (1991). A large boulder just south of the top of the hillock with a small collection of much weathered single cupmarks on its horizontal upper surface. At least two or three of the cupmarks have single rings.

Group 7D. Almost touching Group 7C at its east end is a somewhat

lower block of stone with a distinctly carved cupmark surrounded by the faint remains of three small concentric rings and the even fainter traces of a cupmark with two concentric rings. Described by COSTAS GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ and ALBO MORAN (1991).

Group 7E. A dome-shaped block of stone with a small cupmark

surrounded by three mostly incomplete crudely carved rings and a radial groove from the cup to the NE. South of this is a bigger cup with at least one concentric ring and traces of a second. Described by COSTAS GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ and ALBO MORAN (1991).

Group 7F. Another block of stone, further NE, shows a small weathered

cupmark surrounded by three faint and irregular ringmarks and some other grooves, including a radial groove and a cupmark between the rings.

Group 7G. A short distance N of the escarpment is a small outcrop on

ground level with the extremely weathered remains of at least one cup- and-one ring.

Group 7H. On this occasion Fernando Javier COSTAS GOBERNA

discovered a small block of stone just below the escarpment. It features a confused collection of short grooves and small, shallow cupmarks. One of the grooves seems to form a large ringmark with central cupmark at the lower end of the stone. The centre of the stone shows a group of lines in which Elisa PEREIRA GARCÍA recognised the possible outline of a deer, looking to the left. If this engraving truly represents an animal, it is the only example of its kind in the whole area. The engravings surely differ completely from all the other engraved stones in the area.

Group 7I. Just NE of Group 7H is a block of stone with a distinct

cupmark near its SW corner surrounded by a distinct inner ring and a faint outer ring.

Group 7J. A large block of stone with a distinct cup-and-four-rings and a faint radial groove. The fourth ring is incomplete. A large part of the boulder has flaked off just recently, taking away part of the engraving.

Group 7K. At the extreme east end of the ridge is a block of stone

carved on its SW sloping surface. At its centre are three small cupmarks surrounded by two rings; only the inner one is complete. On the extreme SW edge of the stone is a cup with two rings, the whole engraved on a projecting part of the stone (compare with examples at Monte Teton I, sector D and E). There is also a cup with one, possibly two concentric rings and a cup with possibly one ring.

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Group 7L. Just below Group 7K is a large block of stone bearing a set

of three much weathered concentric rings with one or two cups in the centre.

Group 8. As described by COSTAS GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ and

ALBO MORAN (1991).

Group 9. As described by COSTAS GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ and

ALBO MORAN (1991).

Group 10. As described by COSTAS GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ and

ALBO MORAN (1991). Just east of the main panel is a small outcrop (Group 10A), photographed by COSTAS GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ and ALBO MORAN (1991: 111), which proved to be exposed further east. This new part shows a shield like figure filled with small cupmarks, an oval cupmark with possible oval ring, another cupmark with a long groove against the gradient and some other faint cupmarks. About two metres higher up the same outcrop are the very faint remains of an isolated cup-and-four-rings and a few metres down the slope is an outcrop with one single cupmark (Group 10B), all possibly forming part of one big complex, now partially buried. Excavation of this group is recommended.

Group 11. This is the most important decorated rock of the whole