Antas do Monte da Barrosinha
The Antas do Monte da Barrosinha 2 and 3 (also called Anta da Barrosinha 2 and 3) are located southwest of the hamlet of the municipality of São Miguel de Machede in the Évora district in Portugal . The as yet unclassified megalithic complexes can be classified chronologically in the Chalcolithic and are part of a megalithic route in the region.
The Anta do Monte da Barrosinha 2 is a dolmen . It consists of six bearing stones, one of which is broken. The dolmen shows no signs of a passage and only remnants of a tumulus . The top plate is next to the chamber and has a total of 33 bowls .
The Anta do Monte da Barrosinha 3 consists of seven bearing stones of the chamber. The ceiling plate is broken into three parts and is still there and has 13 bowls. The corridor is recognizable as there is a capstone in situ .
To the north of the two dolmens, which are about 250 m apart, lies the Anta do Pau .
See also
literature
- António Carlos Silva, Rui Parreira, Miguel Lago da Silva: A Guide to the megalithic monuments of the Évora Region. = Roteiro do megalitismo de Evora . Câmara Municipal de Évora, Evora 1992, ISBN 972-95112-9-2 .
- Ana Palma dos Santos: Monumentos megalíticos do Alto Alentejo . Lisbon 1994, ISBN 972-918416-X .