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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menir de Ulme - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Portugal in Santarém

Submitted by Bak_teria on Friday, 31 July 2015  Page Views: 1725

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menir de Ulme
Country: Portugal Distrito: Santarém Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Chamusca  Nearest Village: Ulme
Latitude: 39.314233N  Longitude: 8.4278W
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.
5 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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Bak_teria visited on 23rd Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5

Menir de Ulme
Menir de Ulme submitted by Bak_teria : The Ulme menhir seems to be a Roman milestone. Since I have no proves to corroborate my evaluation I will still call it menhir. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Santarém, Portugal

The Ulme menhir is a standing stone located in the parish of Ulme, in the county of Chamusca of the Santarém district. The origin of this monument is yet to be identified since there's not much megalithic monuments in the region. This monument is not yet classified and there aren't any official referencies about it but the one in the Ulme village webpage. Still, is a beautiful monument to check out. Next to it is also a plaque made with typical Portuguese painted ceramic tiles, signed by Ana Silva. It says: Menir Fálico, Símbolo de Fertilidade (Phallic Menhir, Fertility Symbol). Within the painting can be also seen the Ulme parish coat of arms.

About the shape
The shape of this monument brings me a lot of questions. There aren't any megalithic monuments in this region but the presence of the Romans was well noticed. Taking that in mind is possible to see the resemblance of this so-called menhir with a Roman milestone, both in size and by its smoothed and well shaped form.

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Menir de Ulme
Menir de Ulme submitted by Bak_teria : In this one is possible to see me in the back of the descriptive plaque. Now you can have an idea of the size of this standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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