Las Gobas

Las Gobas
Shown within Spain
LocationLaño, Junta of Castile and León
Burgos, Spain
Coordinates42°40′30″N 2°37′39″W / 42.6750°N 2.6275°W / 42.6750; -2.6275
TypeArtificial caves (used for residence and burial)
History
Periods7th to the 11th century CE

Las Gobas is a cave settlement and necropolis situated in Laño, Burgos, northern Spain, dating from the 7th to the 11th centuries CE. The site features 13 artificial caves. Initially, these caves served both residential and burial functions. Over time, however, the settlement transitioned to solely serving funerary and religious purposes, with the inhabitants moving to a new location in Laño.