Verified38.5575° N · 8.0611° W · 380 m
Almendres Cromlech
Cromlech of Almendres · Cromeleque dos Almendres
Early to Late Neolithic·Alentejo Megalithic·🇵🇹 Alentejo, Évora District, Portugal
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About
About Almendres Cromlech
Largest megalithic complex in Iberia and among oldest in Europe: 95 granite menhirs/stones in double oval (E-W aligned), decorated with cup-marks and croziers, set in cork-oak forest near Almendres. Recorded context — Period: Early to Late Neolithic; Culture: Alentejo Megalithic; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone; Condition: ruins.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 6000–3000 BCE (early stones c.6000 BCE)
- Period
- Early to Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Alentejo Megalithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial/astronomical alignment
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 6000–3000 BCE (early stones c.6000 BCE)
Initial construction
c. 1117 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
38.5575° N · 8.0611° W · 380 m
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