Dolmen Cajirón II

Dolmen 2 of Cajirón

The dolmen Cajirón II is located southwest of San Vicente de Alcántara near Alcantára in the north of the province of Badajoz , in Extremadura in Spain and is one of the dolmens of Alcántara .

The restored dolmen is located on a hill east of the Cajirón River. The area is rich in low vegetation ( gorse ). The dolmen is made of granite . It has a round chamber and a short passage (two cut pieces lie lengthways on the floor). The chamber consists of seven, inwardly inclined, graceful orthostats that support each other and are covered by a large stone slab.

There are no known finds as the dolmen was looted prior to restoration.

To the west, 400 m away is the more heavily damaged dolmen Cajirón 1 and another 500 m is the Dolmen del Mellizo .

Web links

• Dolmen Cajirón II , on Megalitos de Extremadura y el Alentejo (dolmenesextremadura.esy.es, Spanish, pdf).
• Dolmen Cajirón II - Description pictures, location , on The Megalithic Portal (megalithic.co.uk, English).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dolmen Cajirón I - Description, pictures, location (megalithic.co.uk, English).

Coordinates: 39 ° 19 ′ 43.9 "  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 53.2"  W.