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<< Other Photo Pages >> Dolmen de Candeán - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Spain in Galicia

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Candeán Alternative Name: Casa dos Mouros, Dolmen da Madroa
Country: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Vigo
Latitude: 42.244470N  Longitude: 8.67377W
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.
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
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Dolmen de Candeán
Dolmen de Candeán submitted by Flickr : Dolmen Casa dos Mouros Site in Galicia Spain Dolmen de A Madroa (Candeán) Vigo. Es conocido popularmente por Casa dos Mouros. Hoy en día se puede ver la cámara funeraria megalítica formadas por diversos ortostatos que delimitaban la misma y apoyada en unos de ellos, una gran losa que correspondería a la cubierta. Aún se puede apreciar restos del túmulo de tierra y piedras, que e... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Restored dolmen, on the slopes of the Monte de Candeán, East of Vigo.

The site has been plundered in a distant past. The mámoa (mound) has gone since long. In the 1980's, the Consello de Vigo has bought the plot, otherwise promised to urban development ; the monument is now secure. The uprights have been raised again and the capstone leaned against one of them.

Signposted for pedestrians at (42.24407, -8.67336), then a 50 m walk uphill.

Please note that the alternative name : Casa dos Mouros, as well as its derivatives, are very (very very) common in Spain and Portugal, to the point of being misleading and engendering confusion.
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