Antas do Barrocal

Antas do Barrocal
Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0

A set of nine Neolithic dolmens at Monte do Barrocal in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega, Evora District, Alentejo, Portugal. Only Dolmen No. 1, classified as a National Monument since 1910, remains visitable; it features seven orthostats about 1.8 metres high supporting an intact capstone, oriented due east toward the vernal equinox sunrise. Five original granite pillars remain in position. The two principal dolmens were restored in the 1970s. Situated in an area with a high concentration of megalithic sites, including the Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro 3.5 km to the north.

TypeDolmen
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryPortugal
Coordinates38.5081° N, 8.0061° W

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