The Manitou Cliff Dwellings Preserve is comprised of stones gathered from a collection of twenty-five mesa top dwellings located on private farmland a few miles northeast of McElmo Canyon, near Dolores Colorado. These dwellings were partially buried and scattered amongst farming fields. In the early 1900’s these structures were slated to be bulldozed over to create additional farmland for the existing farmers in the area and the dwelling stones were to be used to line the irrigation ditches.
