Dolmen Pedra da Arca (Regoelle)

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Dolmen Pedra da Arca

The Dolmen Pedra da Arca (also called Casa das Mouros or Casa dos Mouros ) is located east of Dumbría and south of Bainas, in Regoelle (also Rego Elle) in the province of A Coruña in Galicia in Spain .

The Neolithic dolmen was built between 4000 and 3000 BC. On a hill (28 × 30 m). It has a total length of 7.5 m and has three cap stones. The remains of an east-facing corridor can still be seen. The archaeologists discovered remains of paintings inside the approximately 3.8 m long chamber.

The " Dolmen Pedra da Arca " of the same name is 36 km away and is located south of Malpica near Carballo in northern Galicia.

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literature

  • Ramón Boga Moscoso: Dólmenes de Galicia. Arquitectura das grandes pedras. Baía Edicións, A Coruña 1997, ISBN 84-89803-13-7 .

Coordinates: 43 ° 0 '35.9 "  N , 9 ° 0' 52.1"  W.