<< Our Photo Pages >> Cova da Moura de Argalo - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Spain in Galicia
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cova da Moura de Argalo Alternative Name: Dolmen de ArgaloCountry: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Noia Nearest Village: Argalo
Latitude: 42.768892N Longitude: 8.891013W
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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This dolmen preserves has seven preserved upright stones of the chamber and two of the corridor. No capstone has survived till nowadays.
During the excavations points of the arrows, stone tools and sherds of pottery were discovered. In the cuirass the carved stones identified as idols were unearthed.
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