Dolmen of Guadalperal

Dolmen of Guadalperal
Cerrillo-Cuenca, E., de Sanjosé Blasco, J.J., Bueno-Ramírez, P. et al. Emergent heritage: the digital conservation of archaeological sites in reservoirs and the case of the Dolmen de Guadalperal (Spai... · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Dolmen of Guadalperal is a megalithic monument in eastern Extremadura, Spain, dating to around 3000 BC [1]. Located in the Valdecañas reservoir on the Tagus River near Peraleda de la Mata, it comprises 150 granite orthostats [1]. The structure is often called the "Spanish Stonehenge" due to its resemblance to the English monument [1]. The dolmen is only visible when the reservoir's water level drops sufficiently, having been submerged since the reservoir's creation in the 1960s [1].

TypeMegalithic
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountrySpain
Coordinates39.8359° N, 5.4044° W

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