Tholos do Barro

Tholos do Barro
Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Tholos do Barro is a Chalcolithic domed tomb constructed of block masonry, located on Monte da Pena near Barro village in Torres Vedras, Portugal [1]. Dating to 2500–2200 BC, this Megalithic monument represents Copper-Age burial architecture in the Lisbon region [1]. Classified as a National Monument in September 1940 [1]. It stands near a hilltop monument to Our Lady of Fátima, linking prehistoric ritual landscapes with later religious sites [1].

TypeNecropolis/tombs complex
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryPortugal
Coordinates39.0677° N, 9.2624° W

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