Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Monsaraz

The stone was discovered on its side in 1969 and was raised again about a year later. The granite monolith is 5.6 m high and weighs an estimated 8 tonnes. It is the second largest in Portugal. The top has a hollow of 30 cm in diameter, which is believed to represent a urethra, thus giving rise to the understanding that the megalith symbolizes a phallus.

The stone was discovered on its side in 1969 and was raised again about a year later. The granite monolith is 5.6 m high and weighs an estimated 8 tonnes. It is the second largest in Portugal. The top has a hollow of 30 cm in diameter, which is believed to represent a urethra, thus giving rise to the understanding that the megalith symbolizes a phallus.

Menhir of Bulhoa is thought to date back to between 4000 and 2500 BCE. It was identified in 1970. At that time it was lying flat on the ground, with the upper part separated from its base, which had been used in a nearby grape press. It has a phallic appearance, being about four meters high and one meter in diameter.

Menhir of Bulhoa is thought to date back to between 4000 and 2500 BCE. It was identified in 1970. At that time it was lying flat on the ground, with the upper part separated from its base, which had been used in a nearby grape press. It has a phallic appearance, being about four meters high and one meter in diameter.

The Xerez Cromlech is believed to date back to the 4th or 5th millennia BCE. It is located near the town of Monsaraz, close to the Spanish border. The present site of the cromlech is not its original location. Due to the construction of the Alqueva Reservoir, which led to the flooding of the original site from 2002, it was transferred from an area that is now under water to its present site. The Xerez Cromlech is not round, but, in fact, square. There has been some dispute about the authenticity of the square layout. When first discovered, the stones had been widely dispersed due to agricultural work and an initial survey only identified 12 stones that could be part of a cromlech, although the present layout has 55. As the original site is now under water it is unlikely that the dispute will ever be resolved.

The Xerez Cromlech is believed to date back to the 4th or 5th millennia BCE. It is located near the town of Monsaraz, close to the Spanish border. The present site of the cromlech is not its original location. Due to the construction of the Alqueva Reservoir, which led to the flooding of the original site from 2002, it was transferred from an area that is now under water to its present site. The Xerez Cromlech is not round, but, in fact, square. There has been some dispute about the authenticity of the square layout. When first discovered, the stones had been widely dispersed due to agricultural work and an initial survey only identified 12 stones that could be part of a cromlech, although the present layout has 55. As the original site is now under water it is unlikely that the dispute will ever be resolved.