Antequera - Tholos de El Romeral

The Antequera Dolmens Site is an ensemble comprising the Dolmen of Menga, the Dolmen of Viera and the Tholos of El Romeral. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 2016 and has a museum, where artefacts excavetd here are exhibited.
Tholos de El Romeral not even 2km apart from the Dolmen de Viera and the Dolmen de Menga is one of the most important examples of early Bronze Age architecture in southern Europe. Tholos de El Romeral is a megalithic burial site built circa 1800.

Tholos de El Romeral is a chambered tomb covered by a mound. It consists of a corridor with drystone walls made of small stones and a ceilings made of megalithic slabs. The corridor culminates with two consecutive round beehive-like chambers. The larger chamber has a diameter of approximately 4.20 metres. The floor of the corridor and main chamber are made of packed earth. The second chamber is linked to the first by a rectangular corridor. It has a diameter of approximately 2 metres, contains a stone slab bier, and the floor of the small room is covered with stone slabs. Bones and grave goods were found within the dolmen.