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<< Our Photo Pages >> Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Spain in Galicia

Submitted by yackoff on Saturday, 24 September 2011  Page Views: 6538

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques) Alternative Name: Forno dos Mouros de Toques
Country: Spain
NOTE: This site is 1.904 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Galicia Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Moruxosa  Nearest Village: Toques
Latitude: 43.011894N  Longitude: 7.975882W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
4

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rrmoser visited on 17th Oct 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Ask at the tourist information inToques for a precise map. its well marked once you get to the area.

Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques)
Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques) submitted by yackoff : General view of Forno dos Mouros. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This dolmen is one of the better preserved and is very impressive. The burial chamber is 3 m long, 2 m wide and 2 m high. All the upright stones are preserved, but the monument is missing some of the capstones. The corridor is 3 m long, it has preserved upright stones, but lacks capstones.

An important detail are preserved remains of paintings which are visible on the first orthostat on the left (looking from the entrance). The paintings include red and black zigzag motifs on white background. These motifs are similar to the ones in Dombate dolmen and the engravings of Roza das Modias.

Nowadays the paintings are covered to assure their conservation.
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Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques)
Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques) submitted by yackoff : Front view of Forno dos Mouros. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques)
Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques) submitted by Flickr : O dolmen de Toques. Site in Galicia Spain Dolmen con pasillo, en Toques (provincia de A Coruña). Image copyright: iriaweiss (Iria Weiss), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques)
Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques) submitted by Flickr : dolmen de Toques Site in Galicia Spain Image copyright: iriaweiss (Iria Weiss), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques)
Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques) submitted by Flickr (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques)
Forno dos Mouros Dolmen (Toques) submitted by yackoff : Pictures in Forno dos Mouros in 2004. (3 comments)

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