<< Our Photo Pages >> Menir da Caeira - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Portugal in Évora
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Menir da CaeiraCountry: Portugal Distrito: Évora Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Vimieiro (Arraiolos) Nearest Village: Pavia
Latitude: 38.880278N Longitude: 7.948639W
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 27th Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
It is a large elongated monolith in a cylinder shape that is fallen next to a tree, tumbled in a little mount with steep slopes that dominates the area where are situated the dolmens of Caeira. Because of this particularity is impossible to determine if there are decorations on the lower face. It is approximately 5.20 m (17 feet) long and 1.20 m (3.93 feet) in maximum diameter. Very few archaeological studies were made around this monument so there is almost no information about it. Unfortunately this menhir is not classified as cultural heritage and therefore is not protected by law.
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS:
- The entrance to the zone of the monuments may be blocked by fences, essentially created to demarcate the land and not allow the escape of livestock. Usually there are fences with 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 careful with this rule 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 Thursdays, Sundays and on public holidays.
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