Menhir of São Bartolomeu do Mar

The menhir of São Bartolomeu do Mar was only discovered for archaeological science in 1980. Since prehistoric times it has stood behind a wall next to the parish church of the town of Mar , which is on the coastal road (N 13) between Póvoa de Varzim and Viana do Castelo near Esposende in northern Portugal . It is one of the rare menhirs north of the Duero .

The menhir protrudes about 2.1 m from the ground. Its slender tip is chipped off, which leads to speculation about an anthropomorphic shape. It has a trapezoidal cross-section at the bottom and an approximately triangular cross-section at the top. All three sides have bowls . Consisting of granite existing stone is loud "Geological map" on an old beach terrace. There are no indications of its dating.

See also

• Menhirs in Portugal

literature

• VMO Jorge, AM Baptista, AAHB Gonçalves: Menir de S. Bartolomeu do Mar (Esposende) . In: Boletim Cultural de Esposende . 9-10, 1986, pp. 13-21.
• Thomas G. Schattner (Ed.): Archaeological guide through Portugal (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 74). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1998, ISBN 3-8053-2313-1 p. 61

Web links

• Description port. + Image of the menhir
• Image of the menhir

Coordinates: 41 ° 34 ′ 35.1 ″  N , 8 ° 47 ′ 16.6 ″  W.