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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Conjunto Megalítico de Vale de RodrigoCountry: Portugal Distrito: Évora Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Évora Nearest Village: Nossa Senhora da Tourega
Latitude: 38.505955N Longitude: 8.069984W
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 |
| 0 | no data |
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Bak_teria visited on 9th Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2
Ana visited on 9th Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 2
In times, existed a 4th monument (Vale de Rodrigo 4) that was destroyed due to the building of a house in the property. This is a wonderful set of megalithic monuments that's really worth a visit. All of these structures were built between the beginning of the 4th and the middle of the 3rd millennium BC, thus corresponding to the chronology generally attributed to cultural horizon of the megalithic universe of Évora region. This necropolis, all together, is considered a MN – Monumento Nacional (National Monument) of Portugal since the 1st of June of 1992. VALE DE RODRIGO 1 and MENHIR Condition: 4 Ambience: 5 Access: 2 The 1st monument is formed by a well-maintained mound, involving a burial chamber of polygonal shape composed of seven pillars, as well as the respective access corridor, with about 1 m wide and 1.5 m high. The chamber also retains vestiges of coverage, built in false dome shape, subcircular, with about 6 m long and 30 m in diameter at its base. Therefore the artificial mound is very visible in the landscape in which it is inserted. On the outskirts of the tumulus is one inscultured fallen menhir.
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CNS: 4158
About the menhir Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 2 Monolith carved in diorite quartz, medium-grained, not porphyritic and with a flattened ellipsoidal or stele shaped, wider in the bottom and pointed at the end. It measures 4,56m long and 1,20mx0,76m. The menhir bore engravings, obtained by pecking of lithic artifacts, some are very eroded. There are some visible dimples.
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CNS: 11877
Links and Information sources (all texts written in Portuguese): - Round Barrow of Vale de Rodrigo 1 at Portal do Arqueólogo - Vale de Rodrigo Menhir at Portal do Arqueólogo VALE DE RODRIGO 2 Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 2 This anta or dolmen has a chamber of trapezoidal plant and is divided by two thin slabs that are wedged between the pillars. In front of the pillars are visible the foundation trenches. The bedside of the chamber consists of two pillars, whose upper halves were cut, apparently in the Roman period (tegulae were found in the fine sediment that filled the cracks). Near the northern bedside was discovered a tomb whose skeleton was not preserved. The interior of the corridor have also been used for burials. There is still visible good part of the artificial mound.
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CNS: 622
Links and Information sources (all texts written in Portuguese): - Anta of Vale de Rodrigo 2 at Portal do Arqueólogo VALE DE RODRIGO 3 Condition: 4 Ambience: 5 Access: 2 This anta or dolmen consists of a trapezoidal chamber, made up of six large pillars. This monument still is half-buried and part of the pillars and of the top cover are visible. The artificial mound or tumulus is relatively well preserved.
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CNS: 2551
Links and Information sources (all texts written in Portuguese): - Anta of Vale de Rodrigo 3 at Portal do Arqueólogo About the destroyed Anta of Vale de Rodrigo 4 Latitude: 38.499048N Longitude: -8.060544W Condition: 1 Ambience: 1 Access: 2 Accuracy: 5 Anta and artificial mound which is currently destroyed and under the hill of an abandoned house in the property of Vale de Rodrigo. Part of the pillars were used to build a couple of stairs for that house.
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CNS: 3396
Links and Information sources (all texts written in Portuguese): - Round Barrow of Vale de Rodrigo 4 at Portal do Arqueólogo About the access There are a lot of directional sign posts by the road that should help you to get to the sites of Vale de Rodrigo, but they end up nowhere and is impossible to follow them to get to your destination. The best way to reach them is to go by a dirt road that leads to Monte das Pereiras (Latitude: 38.516319N Longitude: -8.078333W) and then you should turn left to get to the Rodrigo valley. If you are willing to do some offroad then try your chances. If you have a mountain bike it is the easier way to get to all destinations. If you like you can do all the route by foot but is a very long walk. All the sites are well marked with fences and there is always a small access door. Aditional information: - You are entering in private property but the access is possible. - The entrance to the zone of the monuments may be blocked by fences, they were essentially made to demarcate the land and not allow the escape of livestock. Usually there are spaces in the fences within these demarcated areas where the access is possible. When entering in demarcated land never forget to close the access gate of the location, you need to be very aware because cattle can escape. - There are no signs prohibiting us from entering so the access can be open but be careful when you explore every time you see this red plaques that alert you for the Hunting Zones. Remind yourself that usually hunters can only hunt at selected hunting days (Thursdays, Sundays and on public holidays). More information at DGPC. Page originally submitted by Alex Hunger.
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