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Submitted by Bak_teria on Friday, 14 August 2015  Page Views: 2150

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Anta da Lajinha Alternative Name: Anta do Pereiro
Country: Portugal
NOTE: This site is 14.322 km away from the location you searched for.

Distrito: Santarém Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Mação  Nearest Village: Cardigos
Latitude: 39.708567N  Longitude: 7.98335W
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.
1 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
5

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Anta da Lajinha
Anta da Lajinha submitted by Bak_teria : Finally I can get a glimpse of how the chamber is supposed to be. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen or Anta) in Santarém, Portugal

Anta da Lajinha is also known as Anta do Pereiro and is a dolmen located at Cardigos, in the municipality of Mação, district of Santarém. This monument was built in the Neo-Chalcholitic period and is not yet classified.

About the location, size and other facts
This monument is located at the rupture of the top penchant of an hillock, overlooking the Pracana riverside. The chamber is about 2.5 meters on the bigger axis, with a corridor of similar extension, with a mound which may not have covered the whole monument, waged by a lytic ring of containment made out of schist. The dolmen was built with an octagonal plant with pillars made also of schist. Two pillars have been removed in 1939 and the other four have subsequently disappeared. The original plant suggests a corridor orientated East.

About the access
If you try your luck alone I must warn you, the access is a nightmare. There are some signposts on the way identifying the Lithos circuit. This route is organized by the Museum of Pre-Historic Art of Mação (Museu de Arte Pré-Histórica de Mação) and you can make yourself a reservation, contact them if you want a guided tour with professional guidance. Within this route is possible to see the Anta da Foz do Rio Frio and even some ancient rock art in the Ocreza Archaeological Park (Parque Arqueológico do Ocreza).

Links and other important information sources (texts written in Portuguese):
- Portal do Arqueólogo
- Webpage of Museum of Pre-Historic Art of Mação (Museu de Arte Pré-Histórica de Mação) or see them at the Facebook page

Aditional information:
The monument is hidden in the middle of the forest. If you don't have a guided tour prepare yourself because you're going to have a long and difficult walk ahead.

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Anta da Lajinha
Anta da Lajinha submitted by Bak_teria : Another view of the chamber. Now I'm certain, this is a dolmen. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anta da Lajinha
Anta da Lajinha submitted by Bak_teria : The schist pillars are very dark but are very fragmented. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anta da Lajinha
Anta da Lajinha submitted by Bak_teria : In the middle of the vegetation, you can almost understand the shape of the chamber and the two first pillars of the corridor that are still standing. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anta da Lajinha
Anta da Lajinha submitted by Bak_teria : The signpost near the monument. It doesn't help if you don't have your GPS system turned on. This one is in the middle of the woods. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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