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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rocha dos Namorados - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Portugal in Évora

Submitted by MMG on Saturday, 11 March 2006  Page Views: 7196

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rocha dos Namorados Alternative Name: Lovers Rock, Menir dos Namorados, Pedra das Raparigas
Country: Portugal Distrito: Évora Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Reguengos de Monsaraz  Nearest Village: São Pedro do Corval
Latitude: 38.445472N  Longitude: 7.475694W
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.
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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Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by Magalhaes : Pedra dos Namorados, with "recent" engravings ad inscription in the back. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Mushroom-shaped granite outcrop falsely referred as a Standing Stone (Menhir), located in Corval, municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz from the Évora district.

Lovers Rock would be a decent translation for this Rock. It appears, that through the ages, sweethearts throw rocks on to the top of this rock to wish their union a good luck (even today it is still full of them).

Though I am far from being any sort of expert in this area, this stone seems to be too big and disproportionate to have been man made. It has been and still is a worship site. Stones are thrown on its top in the hope its powers will convey luck on the lovers union.

Info taken from the descriptive plaque:
This natural outcrop is about 7 metres in the circumference of its upper part and is in the shape of a mushroom. It reveals a number of natural "dimples", which could be related to actual engraved dimples, graphic elements of unknown meaning but common in the Megalithic period. It also reveals a cross, which must have been carved in order to Christianise what had been an ancient fertility ritual. Still, today, girls try to throw a stone on the top of the rock, with their backs turned towards it and using their left hands. The number of failed attempts represents the number of years they will have to wait until they marry.

This monument also shows circular inscriptions.

Links and information sources (all texts written in Portuguese):
- Portal do Arqueólogo

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Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by Magalhaes : Pedra (Rocha) dos Namorados (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Évora Portugal:Rocha dos Namorados (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rocha dos Namorados submitted by motist : Rocha dos Namorados

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by motist

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by motist

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by motist

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by motist

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by motist

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by motist

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by motist

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by motist

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by Flickr : Rocha dos Enamorados Reguengos de Monsaraz Image copyright: -mYr-, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by Bak_teria : The descriptive plaque near by the monument.

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by Bak_teria : The 'Lovers Rock' in 2015. (2 comments)

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by Bak_teria : Another strange symbol inscription.

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by Bak_teria : The inscription of a small cross.

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by Bak_teria : Here is possible to see in detail a lot of small dimples.

Rocha dos Namorados
Rocha dos Namorados submitted by Magalhaes : This cross was carved with the possible objective to Christianize it.

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Re: Rocha dos Namorados by Magalhaes on Wednesday, 25 June 2014
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The story I got from the locals is the following. At some day in the year I completely forgot, unmarried girls thow a pebble on top of the rock. The number of pebbles that fall down is the number of years they will stay unmarried. Nobody told me what would be the meaning if the girl entirely misses the top of the stone, but it doesn't look good...
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Re: Rocha dos Namorados by davidmorgan on Saturday, 08 March 2014
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Re: Rocha dos Namorados by FilipeCSilva on Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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N 38º 26 437 W 007º 28 325

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Re: Rocha dos Namorados by FilipeCSilva on Sunday, 21 March 2010
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Sweetheart Rock would be a decent translation for this "ROCK". It appears, that through the ages, sweetheats throw rocks on to the top of this rock to wish the union good luck (even today it is full of them). Though no specialist it does not feel (to me) that Rocha dos Namorados it is a man placed megalith. It was and still is a worship site.
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