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Submitted by Bak_teria on Thursday, 29 October 2015  Page Views: 1741

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Anta dos Tapadões Alternative Name: Anta de Alter Pedroso
Country: Portugal
NOTE: This site is 3.437 km away from the location you searched for.

Distrito: Portalegre Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Alter do Chão  Nearest Village: Alter Pedroso
Latitude: 39.191996N  Longitude: 7.628149W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Anta dos Tapadões
Anta dos Tapadões submitted by Bak_teria : The front view of the chamber. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen or Anta) in Portalegre (Alto-Alentejo), Portugal

The dolmen of Tapadões is also known as Anta of Alter Pedroso. This monument is located near by the village of Alter Pedroso, 600 metres to the northwest, in the municipality of Alter do Chão, in the Portalegre district. It was built at the Neo-Chalcholitic period and is not yet classified.

About the architecture
The monument is located on a land of holmoaks next to a stretch of a Roman road. The chamber is composed of eight granite pillars. The entrance is facing southeast and there's no trace of a corridor. The capstone was never found.

About the access
The access is made by the road of Pedroso (M539) that goes from Alter do Chão to Alter Pedroso. There's a big signpost indicating the entrance to the location of the Anta. It's time to park your car and go by foot doing a small walk of around 320 metres. The big gate is closed but that's not a problem, there are two small open lifting doors, one on the right and one on the left side of the front gate. Just follow the dirt road trail until you see a big white descriptive plaque, the dolmen is hidden below a tree.

Links and information sources (all texts written in Portuguese):
- Portal do Arqueólogo

Aditional information:
- Follow the signs of the megalithic route.
- You are entering in private property but the access is possible.
- The entrance to the zone of the monuments may be blocked by fences, they were essentially made to demarcate the land and not allow the escape of livestock. Usually there are spaces in the fences within these demarcated areas where the access is possible. When entering in demarcated land never forget to close the access gate of the location, you need to be very aware because cattle can escape.
- There are no signs prohibiting us from entering so the access can be open but be careful when you explore every time you see this red plaques that alert you for the Hunting Zones. Remind yourself that usually hunters can only hunt at selected hunting days (Thursdays, Sundays and on public holidays).

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Anta dos Tapadões
Anta dos Tapadões submitted by Bak_teria : The left side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anta dos Tapadões
Anta dos Tapadões submitted by Bak_teria : There's another signpost in case you miss the other white one. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anta dos Tapadões
Anta dos Tapadões submitted by Bak_teria : The back view of the monument. It's not very big but still is quite impressive. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anta dos Tapadões
Anta dos Tapadões submitted by Bak_teria : The right side of the anta. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anta dos Tapadões
Anta dos Tapadões submitted by Bak_teria : The descriptive plaque near by the site. It's impossible to miss it.

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