Chafurdão das Lancheiras
The Chafurdão the Lancheiras in the municipality of São João Baptista (District de Castelo Vide , Portalegre District ) belongs to the group of Europe- Kraggewölbebauten dry stone , which in Portugal are popularly referred to as Chafurdão.
The Chafurdão of Lancheiras is a hut that was originally used by farmers or shepherds as a shelter, possibly also as a sheepfold. The monument located in the Parque megalítico dos Coureleiros has not yet been classified.
The round buildings rarely more than 3.0 m high have a diameter between 3.5 and 10.0 m. Your ceiling has the shape of a spherical cap on the inside . It is the result of a technique in which slabs of granite or slate are arranged in cantilever vaults . The joints between the panels are filled with smaller stones, without traces of mortar. At the top, the structure is closed with a movable plate that facilitates the exchange of air if necessary. A door and sometimes a small window opening are the connections to the outside. The architecture is very similar to old iron breeches .
Although the buildings are not very old in origin (the oldest dated from 1733), the history of the structures is a mystery. Very few have been dated so far. Some are in the vicinity of anthropomorphic rock tombs .
literature
- Gerhard Rohlfs : Primitive domed buildings in Europe (= Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Philosophical-Historical Class. Treatises. NF 43, ISSN 0005-710X ). Publishing house of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich 1957.
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
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Coordinates: 39 ° 27 '9.7 " N , 7 ° 32' 10.2" W.