The farm of
LLUCMAÇANES GRAN is considered to be the origen of the village of Llucmaçanes.
The farmhouse was built on a prehistoric settlement . Evidence of this is seen in the dry
stone walls around the church, the farm building and the fields. Many fragments of
ceramics can still be found in the earth.
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Many of the drystone
walls near the farmhouse were built using some of the enormous stones from the
“Talayots” (henges) and talayotic houses. |
Llucmaçanes Gran was also a Roman and Medieval site.
The actual farm buildings date from before 1859. At this time the village of Llucmaçanes
consisted of about 40 houses.
| Sant Gaietà church
was built on land belonging to the farm. |
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Work began in 1884 and finished in 1885.
It is a simple Neo-Gothic style church, the façade is built of natural local stone and
has a rose shaped window.
Inside, above the main entrance there is a gallery and choir stall |
