Horse Collar Ruin

An ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling site inside Natural Bridges National Monument, viewed from an overlook and along a hiking trail.

Lake Powell, UT

About Horse Collar Ruin

Horse Collar Ruin is an archaeological site in Natural Bridges National Monument with well-preserved stone and adobe structures, including a kiva whose roof and interior remain largely intact. The site takes its name from two doorways shaped like horse collars. Its preservation is attributed to the remote canyons, which few visitors reached. Park staff rediscovered it in 1936 after it had been forgotten. Visitors can view it from an overlook, and hikers pass it on the trail between Sipapu Bridge and Kachina Bridge. Because it is culturally important to modern Pueblo peoples, visitors are asked to stay on trails, avoid entering or touching the structures, and leave food and trash away from the site.

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#archaeology
#kiva
#cliff ruin
#Natural Bridges National Monument

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