Vale Maria do Meio

Cromlech in Vale Maria do Meio

The Cromlech in Vale Maria do Meio is located northwest of Évora , north of the Autoestrada A6 about seven kilometers from the Portela de Mogos in Portugal . The stone circle , which is more damaged on the east side, has 21 preserved menhirs .

One of the stones shows an incision in the form of faint outlines of a face, a chain and possibly a vulva . Another has geometric incisions of bars, crescents, circles and squares.

Nearby are the Menhir of Almendres and the Menhir Pair of San Sebastião.

See also

• Menhirs in Portugal

literature

• J. Cardoso, A. Carvalhosa, J. Pais: Cromeleque de Portela de Mogos (Concelho de Évora) - estudos geoarqueológicos e paleobotânicos , A Cidade de Évora, II Série, n.º 4, et al. 2000. Évora, pp. 35-55.
• Manuel Calado: O recinto megalítico de Vale Maria do Meio (Évora, Alentejo) (PDF; 406 kB). In: Trabalhos de Arqueologia 16, pp. 167-182.

Web links

• Video
• Cromeleque Vale Maria do Meio classificado como monumento nacional
• Portugal: statues

Coordinates: 38 ° 37 ′ 21.1 ″  N , 8 ° 0 ′ 30.1 ″  W.