Altar Rupestre el Canto del Mortero (Mortar Song) · Bonilla de la Sierra (EN)

A kilometer and a half from the village, in an area known as "El Mortero", we can find a rock altar, on a hill overlooking the Corneja Valley. This altar, in which rituals could have been carried out and worshipped the sun and the moon, could date from the period between the end of the Neolithic and the Ancient/Middle Bronze Age. Declared an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC), the rock altar of Canto del Mortero is located very close to the convent of San Matías, which was inhabited by the Barefoot Franciscan Friars Minor in the 16th century, and of which there are hardly any remains, Carved into the rock, 15 shallow steps lead to the top. A top where you can see a cup and channels. At about 110 meters there is another rock that could also have been sacred.