Cumpuleddu, Natural arch in Zonza, France

Cumpuleddu is a natural arch of reddish-brown and grey granite on the commune of Zonza, at about 1350 metres near the Furchi di Bavedda. Its opening, roughly 8 metres across, pierces a blocky mass split by horizontal and vertical fissures, with vertical pillars flanking the void and a thin tree growing on the right side.

The Corsican name refers to a cumpuleddu, a small stone enclosure where shepherds penned sheep and goats. The site lay on a pastoral route near the Furchi di Bavedda, at about 1350 metres. The arch itself is not a built structure: wind and water eroded the granite naturally, and the name has nothing to do with the French tafonu di a bomba.

The Corsican name refers to a "cumpuleddu", a small enclosed pen where shepherds kept sheep or goats; the site was once a grazing ground. It has nothing to do with the French "tafonu di a bomba": the hole in the granite was cut by wind and water.

The walk starts from the Funtana di Cannonu at 1180 m, about 400 m east of the Bavella confluence, where you take the GR20 to the right, marked with white and red stripes. The route passes a chapel and crosses a valley before entering laricio pine woods; allow about two and a half hours for the round trip. Caution is advised on the final metres.

The Corsican name means "small enclosure", a reference to the stone pens where shepherds kept sheep and goats; the arch itself was cut by wind and water in granite, not by people. The site lies at about 1350 m near the Furchi di Bavedda, on the Zonza side.