Pedra Moura dolmen (Monte Carneo)
The dolmen of Pedra Moura do Monte Carneo is located northwest of Treos in Vimianzo near Baíñas in the province of A Coruña in Galicia in Spain .
In the towns of Baiñas, Berdoias, Serramo and Treos, which are part of Vimianzo, there is a significant concentration of megalithic complexes, some of which are well preserved and of considerable dimensions. The collapsed, on 4000-3000 BC. The Pedra Moura dolmen is 4.1 m long, with two capstones and 11 upright supporting stones. Originally it was covered with a hill about 15 m in diameter, of which no traces have been preserved.
Nearby are the Pedra da Arca de Baiñas, also known as Casa dos Mouros and the Dolmen of Regoelle embedded in a hill about 30 meters in diameter with a capstone of 14.5 tons.
- Pedra Moura do Monte Carneo
See also
literature
- Xosé María Lema Suárez: Arquitectura megalítica na Costa da Morte (Antas e Mámoas). Asociación Neria, Santiago de Compostela 1999.
- Ramón Boga Moscoso: Dólmenes de Galicia. Arquitectura das grandes pedras. Baía Edicións, A Coruña 1997, ISBN 84-89803-13-7 .
- Pilar Barciela Garrido, Eusebio Rey Seara: Xacementos Arqueoloxicos De Galicia. 2005.
Web links
- Description (Galician)
- Description and pictures (Spanish)
Coordinates: 43 ° 4 ′ 52.8 " N , 8 ° 58 ′ 36.4" W.