Cromlech from Monte das Figueiras
The cromlech from Monte das Figueiras (called Cromeleque do Monte das Figueiras or Recinto Megalítico de Vale d'El Rei ) is a cromlech near Mora, near Pavia in the Évora district in the Alentejo in Portugal .
The stone semicircle was recognized by Georg Leisner and Vera Leisner in the 1950s, but due to a lack of reference it was rediscovered in the 1970s and was given the name "Cromeleque do Monte das Figueiras".
The cromlech probably dates from the early 4th or the middle of the 3rd millennium BC. It belongs to the large stone landscape of the Évora district . There are details in the design that are also found on other cromlechs in the region. Like the Cromlech by Fontainhas, the cromlech was built in a U-shape and not as a stone circle . The semicircle consisted of 12 barrel-shaped menhirs (called "Pedras talhas"). The size of the stones is between 1.5 m and 50 cm. The cromlech is small and is in flat and open terrain, which is unusual for this group of monuments.
In the late 1970s, a farmer destroyed the monument and piled the menhirs in piles. In 2000 excavations and restoration were carried out. In two cases the menhirs were still in situ and the original plan could be determined. With this information it was possible to set up the menhirs at their original locations. The number 8 menhir was in very poor condition and could not be repaired.
The cromlech is not yet classified as a cultural heritage and is therefore not protected by law.
See also
literature
- Ana Paula dos Santos: Monumentos megalithicos do Alto Alentejo. Lisbon 1994, ISBN 972-9184-16-X .
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Coordinates: 38 ° 54 ′ 3.5 ″ N , 7 ° 59 ′ 45.8 ″ W.