Dolmen de Guadalperal — Spanish Stonehenge Variant West Bank
Guadalperal Western Dolmen · La Estrella Dolmen
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age·Tagus Megalithic·🇪🇸 Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
About
About Dolmen de Guadalperal — Spanish Stonehenge Variant West Bank
Megalthic dolmen (c. 2000–3000 BCE) on Tagus terrace, first recorded by Obermaier, submerged under Valdecañas reservoir and exposed in drought. Circular chamber 5 m with 140 orthostats, menhir and engraved cup-marks, associated settlement scatter west bank variant.
Why it mattersIconic submerged megalith, media-famous Spanish Stonehenge with rescue archaeology value.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Engraved menhir solar alignment
- 02Submerged landscape context
Theories
- 01River terrace chiefdom cemetery
- 02Seasonal gathering site for Tagus communities
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age
- Culture
- Tagus Megalithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 19th–20th century
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Dolmen de Guadalperal — Spanish Stonehenge Variant West Bank
19th century / 1960s
Antiquarian notice and modern systematic excavation of Dolmen de Guadalperal — Spanish Stonehenge Variant West Bank
2000s
Conservation and publication of final reports for Dolmen de Guadalperal — Spanish Stonehenge Variant West Bank
On the ground
Structures & features
39.8350° N · 5.4050° W · 352 m · 3 mapped features
Polygonal Chamber
chamberMain pentagonal chamber 5 m with 11 orthostats and central cup-marked menhir
39.8352° N · 5.4049° WEngraved Menhir
standing stone2.2 m granite menhir with wavy serpentine engraving inside chamber
39.8349° N · 5.4049° WTumulus Kerb and Corridor
tumulusOuter tumulus kerb 30 m and 6 m corridor with capstones
39.8351° N · 5.4051° W