Antas Do Barrocal
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 coarse-grained granite pillars (of which five are in the original position) 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. There is an access chamber, although this has been destroyed and only two broken stones remain. There are no remains of the tumulus that is likely to have covered the chamber. The dolmen is orientated east-west.
The two dolmens were restored in the 1970s. Anta do Barrocal 2 is one hundred meters west of Anta 1 on private land with no access. It was originally essentially identical to Anta 1. Its capstone is no longer in place, having fallen off quite recently.
References
- ^ "Anta do Barrocal". Patrimonio Cultural. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Anta do Barrocal / Anta 1 da Herdade do Barrocal". SIPA: Monumentos. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Auer, Monika. "Antas do Barrocal". Kraftort. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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