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Rock ArtSite Name: Núcleo de Gravuras da Penascosa
Country: Portugal
NOTE: This site is 5.727 km away from the location you searched for.

Distrito: Guarda Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Almendra
Latitude: 41.004740N  Longitude: 7.10501W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
4
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Núcleo de Gravuras da Penascosa
Núcleo de Gravuras da Penascosa submitted by Flickr : 20.000 BCE Site in Guarda Portugal The Arte Rupestre do Vale do Côa is the largest open-air prehistoric rock-art site in the world. Scientists believe that the more than 30 sites, spread along the last 17km of the Côa River comprised a single open-air sanctuary. Núcleo de arte rupestre da Penascosa, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal March 2011 Image copyright: nmmacedo, hosted on Fl... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in Guarda
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