Old walkerA view of the holes carved by early settlers using stone and wood, into the side of a natural cave, high up on the side of a canyon near the coast, known as Cenobio de Valerón. This is near the hillside town of Gáldar on the north western coast of the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Settlers once used these holes as grain stores. Each family used one or more holes, that were filled with their harvested barley or wheat and then sealed up with wood. Some people lived in nearby caves to defend the site and possibly collect payment. This kind of grain store was common in northern African cultures where they were often built in difficult to access locations that could be defended. Food theft and coastal piracy was a problem back in those times so these provided a form of food security. February 2026.
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