<< Our Photo Pages >> Anta da Fonte Coberta - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Portugal in Vila Real
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Anta da Fonte CobertaCountry: Portugal Distrito: Vila Real Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Vila Real Nearest Village: Vila Chã
Latitude: 41.334870N Longitude: 7.47159W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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annikacunha visited on 17th Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
DrewParsons Magalhaes have visited here
Classic Dolmen in Northern Portugal.
From Magalhaes in May 2006: On the IP4 (Bragança-Porto), after the Murça exit, take the Alijó exit to the N212 and follow in that direction. After the sign to Pagarinhos to the left, a couple more kms and the anta has a sign on the right side of the road. It is in well preserved and has remnants of an entrance tunnel and some red paint on the inside, namely on the third stone counting from left, where there is also a modern graffito. There are a few large, flat granitic outcrops near it, roughly to the North, which you will see when approaching it.
From Drew Parsons in April 2010: The standard format seven orthostat chamber stands 3 metres high and is one of the most important in northern Portugal. There are ochre marks and engravings on the orthostats, but I was unable to identify them for certain on my visit. There are rupestrian art sites nearby in and around Vila Chã all signposted. Travelling from the south on N212 go 1.5 kilometres past the junction for Chã and Vila Chã to reach the track to the dolmen on the left (west). The dolmen is easily seen from the road at this point.
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