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Antas do Barrocal

11 Aug 2024 38
The Antas do Barrocal are a set Neolithic dolmens in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega. They are in an area with a high concentration of megalithic sites. Nine have been identified but only two are more than remnants. Anta do Barrocal 1 was constructed between the beginning of the fourth and the middle of the third millennia BCE. It is a dolmen built with seven granite pillars that are just over 2 meters high and create a polygonal burial chamber with a diameter of about three meters, which is covered by an almost intact capstone.

Antas do Barrocal

10 Aug 2024 1 49
The Antas do Barrocal are a set Neolithic dolmens in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega. They are in an area with a high concentration of megalithic sites. Nine have been identified but only two are more than remnants. Anta do Barrocal 1 was constructed between the beginning of the fourth and the middle of the third millennia BCE. It is a dolmen built with seven granite pillars that are just over 2 meters high and create a polygonal burial chamber with a diameter of about three meters, which is covered by an almost intact capstone.