Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Anta

Valencia de Alcántara is a small town (pop. 5000) just 8 kilometres from the border with Portugal. As more than 40 megalithic dolmens in the surrounding area prove, the area was already inhabited in the Neolithic period. Around 1213, the area was reconquered by the troops of Alfonso IX of León. At the end of the 15th century the town was incorporated into the Spanish crown. Tapada del Anta is a well-preserved dolmen with mutually supporting, inwardly inclined orthostats made of granite and a capstone. Seven stones form a chamber more than two metres high and about 4.5 metres in diameter on a mound with the remains of a short passageway and the tumulus.

Valencia de Alcántara is a small town (pop. 5000) just 8 kilometres from the border with Portugal. As more than 40 megalithic dolmens in the surrounding area prove, the area was already inhabited in the Neolithic period. Around 1213, the area was reconquered by the troops of Alfonso IX of León. At the end of the 15th century the town was incorporated into the Spanish crown. Tapada del Anta is a well-preserved dolmen with mutually supporting, inwardly inclined orthostats made of granite and a capstone. Seven stones form a chamber more than two metres high and about 4.5 metres in diameter on a mound with the remains of a short passageway and the tumulus.

Valencia de Alcántara is a small town (pop. 5000) just 8 kilometres from the border with Portugal. As more than 40 megalithic dolmens in the surrounding area prove, the area was already inhabited in the Neolithic period. Around 1213, the area was reconquered by the troops of Alfonso IX of León. At the end of the 15th century the town was incorporated into the Spanish crown. Tapada del Anta is a well-preserved dolmen with mutually supporting, inwardly inclined orthostats made of granite and a capstone. Seven stones form a chamber more than two metres high and about 4.5 metres in diameter on a mound with the remains of a short passageway and the tumulus.

Valencia de Alcántara is a small town (pop. 5000) just 8 kilometres from the border with Portugal. As more than 40 megalithic dolmens in the surrounding area prove, the area was already inhabited in the Neolithic period. Around 1213, the area was reconquered by the troops of Alfonso IX of León. At the end of the 15th century the town was incorporated into the Spanish crown. Dolmen la Barca

Valencia de Alcántara is a small town (pop. 5000) just 8 kilometres from the border with Portugal. As more than 40 megalithic dolmens in the surrounding area prove, the area was already inhabited in the Neolithic period. Around 1213, the area was reconquered by the troops of Alfonso IX of León. At the end of the 15th century the town was incorporated into the Spanish crown. Dolmen la Barca

Valencia de Alcántara is a small town (pop. 5000) just 8 kilometres from the border with Portugal. As more than 40 megalithic dolmens in the surrounding area prove, the area was already inhabited in the Neolithic period. Around 1213, the area was reconquered by the troops of Alfonso IX of León. At the end of the 15th century the town was incorporated into the Spanish crown. Dolmen la Barca

The Lousal 1 and Lousal 2 megalithic sites are located to the west of the hamlet of Lousal. Lousal 1 is a tholos tomb, a double chamber. It has a round chamber whose oval side chamber is connected by a straight corridor. The round chamber has a diameter of around 2.0 metres. The entrance is about 2.0 metres long. Next to the round chamber is an oval structure. Traces of the original tumulus are recognisable. The tholos was erected around 2000 BC and used until around 1700 BC. Lousal 2 is a rectangular stone cist. The dimensions are approximately 2.3 × 1.15 metres.

The Lousal 1 and Lousal 2 megalithic sites are located to the west of the hamlet of Lousal. Lousal 1 is a tholos tomb, a double chamber. It has a round chamber whose oval side chamber is connected by a straight corridor. The round chamber has a diameter of around 2.0 metres. The entrance is about 2.0 metres long. Next to the round chamber is an oval structure. Traces of the original tumulus are recognisable. The tholos was erected around 2000 BC and used until around 1700 BC. Lousal 2 is a rectangular stone cist. The dimensions are approximately 2.3 × 1.15 metres.

The Dolmen da Pedra Branca is located south of Melides. It was built during the late Neolithic period around 2500 BC and reused in the Chalcolithic period (around 2000 BC). It was originally a dolmen covered by a tumulus with a polygonal chamber with a diameter of about 3.85 metres and a height of 3.4 metres. 65 burials were found inside the dolmen.