Besao Stone Calendar

The Besao Stone Calendar is an ancient stone structure located in Agawa, Besao, Mountain Province, Philippines. Composed of flat stones arranged on a hillside, it was traditionally used by the Kankanaey ancestors to track seasons and determine agricultural cycles for planting and harvesting. Perched on elevated terrain, the site offers views of surrounding mountains and rice terraces and is recognized as a cultural heritage landmark of the municipality.

Visitors can expect a hillside open-air site with large flat stones laid out in a calendar-like formation overlooking mountains and rice terraces. The area is quiet and rural, accessible via a short uphill walk from the village. There are no large structures, but interpretive guidance from local guides explains the stones' alignment and traditional use for tracking solar movement and farming seasons.