Ikom
Ikom Monoliths was built in 200AD - 1850AD. It is notable as Nigeria's Stonehedge.
Called Akwanshi or Atal or Alaptal by the locals, the Ikom Monoliths are a series of volcanic stone structures numbering about 350, phallic in form and distributed among over 30 communities in Ikom.
This is a very safe location.
It gives a rich history of the ancient dwellers of the place. According to the locals and oral history, each monolith and stone represents an ancestor. It is said that it was the ancestors of Ekoi people that put the stones where they are.
During some important annual festivals like the New Yam Festival of Ikom, there are ritual ‘dressing’ of the monoliths in symbolic colors and the stones are decorated with chalk and palm leaves.
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