Type of site:
Rock-Shelters
Place of location: Ravine of the river Duratón
Village/Town: Villaseca, Sepúlveda, Carrascal del Río, Sebúlcor and Burgomillodo.
Municipality: Sepúlveda, Sebúlcor y Carrascal del Río (Segovia)
Region: Castilla y León
State: Spain
Telephone: (+34) 921 540 322
Website: http://www.patrimonionatural.org/espacios-naturales/parque-natural/parque-natural-hoces-del-duraton
E-mail: cp.duraton@patrimonionatural.org
Natural Environment:
This large area of ravines, gorges and cliffs carved by the River Duratón in Mesozoic limestone is a Natural Park. The predominant vegetation is juniper on the crags and woodland along the river. It is a paradise for birds of prey, with griffon and Egyptian vultures, together with falcons, buzzards and kestrels.
Archaeological evidences in the site:
Duratón Ravine has been occupied by humans at different times: Bronze Age rock art; Roman bridges and roads, small Visigoth shrines and Romanesque churches like San Frutos. In the modern age at the Convent of our Lady of Ángeles de la Hoz, now in ruins.