<< Our Photo Pages >> Serra de Estrela - Rock Outcrop in Portugal in Guarda
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Serra de EstrelaCountry: Portugal Distrito: Guarda Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Covilha
Latitude: 40.326550N Longitude: 7.60005W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Possible Cup marks on several stones, some on the edge of a sheer drop! Just along the N.339 road. (Torre, the summit of Serra da Estrala where everybody converges, is about 1 km further when coming from Covilha.) Serra da Estrela as a whole is a major tourist attraction in North Portugal.
About 60m after the signpost Altitude 1900 m, coming from Covilha, look for a massive outcrop: Cântaro Magro, 1928 m, (see photo) will catch your attention. Luckily, there is a small car park on the bend in front of that outcrop. Just get out of your car and you will see the cup-marked stones "right at your feet".
The coordinates I give correspond to that car park, as you should most probably not take the risk to venture along the steep slope! I did not take that risk myself : I have added photos of what I saw from the road.
Worth noticing (best on photo 133034 below) are several good examples of rock-cut basins.
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