Cromlech from Tojal
The Cromlech of Tojal ( Portuguese Cromeleque de Tojal - also called Recinto Megalítico do Tojal) belongs to the megaliths in the Évora district and is located south of Montemor-o-Novo in the Évora district in Portugal .
In an area characterized by megaliths , the Tojal Cromlech stands out with 17 stones, a nearby menhir and six antas of different types and degrees of preservation.
The Tojal Cromlech is an open stone circle made of 17 granite stones . Most have fallen over but are close to their original positions. It has not yet been classified, but like other monuments of the same type in the region ( Almendres ) it can be classified chronologically as part of the Chalolitism .
The horseshoe-shaped cromlech is on a steep slope and faces east. A larger menhir in the group, in which five triangles arranged in the shape of a cross are cut, divides the two halves. The cromlech is 18 meters long and 16 meters wide.
About 450 m away is the menhir of Tojal and 140 m north of the Anta 1 of Quinta do Gato.
literature
- Manuel Calado: Megalitismo, megalitismos: o conjunto neolítico do Tojal (Montemor ‑ o ‑ Novo) In: Gonçalves, Victor S., ed. - Muita gente, poucas antas? Origens, espaços e contextos do Megalitismo: actas do II Colóquio Internacional sobre Megalitismo. Lisboa: instituto Português de Arqueologia, 2003, pp. 351–369.
- Ana Palma dos Santos: Monumentos megalíticos do Alto Alentejo . Lisbon 1994, ISBN 972-918416-X .
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Coordinates: 38 ° 31 ′ 16.7 ″ N , 8 ° 14 ′ 15 ″ W.