Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos

Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos
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Also known as: Anta-Capela de Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Anta de Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Anta de Sao Brissos, Anta - Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Livramento, dolmen-chapelle de São Brissos, dolmen de São Brissos, Sao Brissos, São Brissos chapel, São Brissos dolmen, São Brissos (Kapelle), Сан-Бриссуш

The Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos is a small chapel located in the parish of Santiago do Escoural in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo in Portugal [1]. It consists of the conversion of a prehistoric tomb into a Christian building [1]. The dolmen was decreed a National Monument in 1910, while the dolmen-chapel was classified as a Property of Public Interest in 1957 [1]. The dolmen is of a Neolithic date and was built between the 4th and 3rd millennium BC [1]. In the 17th-century, a small whitewashed chapel was constructed around the surviving stones of the dolmen [1]. The chapel narthex is formed by the dolmen [1].

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TypeDolmen
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryPortugal
Coordinates38.5248° N, 8.1289° W

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