<< Our Photo Pages >> Anta da Coutada de Barbacena - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Portugal in Portalegre
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Anta da Coutada de BarbacenaCountry: Portugal
NOTE: This site is 6.621 km away from the location you searched for.
Distrito: Portalegre Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Badajoz Nearest Village: Barbacena
Latitude: 38.973400N Longitude: 7.3327W
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 anta was built in the neo-chalcolithic period and it's classified as a National Monument since the 16th of May, 1939. This monument is part of a megalithic route known as the Barbacena circuit from the group of Antas of Elvas. This route was organized by the ex-IPPAR organization that is now part of the DGPC organization. The objective was to promote and value the monuments that are part of the heritage of the area of the municipality of Elvas. It's still possible to book a guided visit to these megalithic routes at any Tourist office of the region of Elvas. If you prefer you can do it by yourself.
About the architecture
This monument keeps the cover of the chamber in its original position, although some pillars are missing. There are no remains of the North side pillars. The four pillars still standing are part of the polygonal chamber, two of which serve to support the capstone at the top. At the corridor can be observed three pillars on the North side and one on the South. It still keeps one slab of coverage "in situ" and another one displaced, fallen to the side. The mound or tumulus is partly conserved.
Links and information sources (all texts written in Portuguese):
- DGPC
- Portal do Arqueólogo
IMPORTANT: Please don't follow the signs at the Barbacena village to the anta and to the Roman bridge or you will end up blocked in the middle of a dirt road in very bad conditions. There's a better way to do it, go by an access dirt road that starts on N243 road, it's located at the following coordinates: 38.977321° -7.322929°. Once you park your car you have to go by foot and you will cross a small water course. It would be advisable to wear waterproof footwear.
You can download the route on Wikiloc. Check it out here.
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).
Site originally posted by croppy, aditional texts and info by Bak_teria.
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