Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: anta

The Antas da Valeira are two Chalcolithic dolmen about 100 metres apart. They are situated in a farm field about one kilometer from the Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech. Senn here is Anta da Valeira 1

The Antas da Valeira are two Chalcolithic dolmen about 100 metres apart. They are situated in a farm field about one kilometer from the Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech. Senn here is Anta da Valeira 1

São Brissos is a small "chapelanta". It is the transformation of a prehistoric dolmen into a Christian place of worship. The megalithic structure was probably converted into a chapel in the 17th century. The vestibule of the chapel was added to the four supporting stones of a large anta and to the huge capstone. Both the anta and the chapel have a rather unusual south-west orientation.

The dolmen / anta Pata do Cavalo ("horse hoof") is a megalithic site from the Copper Age, located between the prehistoric copper ore mines "Mina de Canal Caveira" in the north and "Mina do Lousal" in the south., The local population may have mined ore and some minerals as early as the 3rd millennium BC. The roughly round chamber has a diameter of 5.0 to 5.3 metres. The chamber contains smaller stone slabs from the collapsed dome.