Anta do Paço da Vinha

Anta do Paço da Vinha is a megalithic dolmen in São Bento do Mato, Évora, Portugal, built during the Neolithic-Chalcolithic period (4500-3000 BC) [1]. The monument features a polygonal chamber preserved with seven vertical pillars and a massive decorated capstone (mammiformada) still in situ [1]. The passage corridor extends 9.3 metres in length, making it one of the longer dolmen corridors in the Alentejo region [1].

TypeDolmen
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryPortugal
Coordinates38.6235° N, 7.8773° W

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