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Cromeleque de Amantes 1
Date Added: 7th Mar 2026
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Portugal (Faro)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jan 2026. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cromeleque de Amantes 1 submitted by Klingon on 28th Sep 2010.
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Log Text: The fallen menhirs of the Cromeleque de Amantes 1 can be reached by walking or driving along a dirt road, and then walking in an open field. They are all fallen and broken, but can still be seen to form an elliptical stone circle.
There is another stone circle, the Cromeleque de Amantes 2, about 100m away to the West, but the individual stones can't be readily identified.
Cromeleque de Amantes 2
Date Added: 7th Mar 2026
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Portugal (Faro)
Visited: Yes on 7th Mar 2026. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cromeleque de Amantes 2 submitted by Klingon on 28th Sep 2010.
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Log Text: This is an enormous menhir, broken into pieces. It lies beside a dirt track, and is easily reached on foot or by car. It's part of the Cromeleque de Amantes 2, which is a stone circle of ten stones. The others are not easily identified. There are stones which might be menhirs in a fenced-off field on the other side of the track.
It's very near to the Cromeleque de Amantes 1, which can be seen as an elliptical Stone Circle.
Menir do Padrão
Date Added: 28th Feb 2026
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Portugal (Faro)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jan 2026. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Menir do Padrão submitted by paulcall on 1st Sep 2008. This menhir is the only one in the area of south-western Portugal which is, to my knowledge, upright, having been re-erected. It is also known as Menir de Padrao This stone is found south of Raposeira, by heading out of the village and turning right onto the first road, and driving about 500m.
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Log Text: This is an excellent standing stone, re-erected in the 1980s. There are others in the vicinity, but they are all fallen and hard to find. It's possible that they formed a cromlech (stone circle - "cromlech" is only used for stone circles in Portugal).
Monte Clérigo Tracksite
Date Added: 30th Jan 2026
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: Portugal (Faro)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jan 2026. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Log Text: It is an incredible experience, being in the same location that our Neanderthal cousins were in eighty thousand years ago - literally walking in their footsteps!
The beach is gorgeous, and the site is easily visited from the road above the beach. Check out my site report (and video visit) on Prehistoric Portugal.
Anta Grande da Comenda da Igreja
Date Added: 4th Dec 2025
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Évora)
Visited: Yes on 20th Nov 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Anta Grande da Comenda da Igreja submitted by Magalhaes on 21st Apr 2006. Anta Grande da Comenda da Igreja
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Log Text: It is a fabulous site in a beautiful location! It's fairly easy to get to ONCE you find the gate. There is no sign pointing it out. The easiest way to reach it is to park in São Geraldo and walk ~500 meters south. The gate is on the right, just before the 506.3 km marker. You pass through two gates (close them behind you, please!) before reaching the anta.
I have more details about the site on my website, Prehistoric Portugal.
Cromeleque da Portela de Mogos
Date Added: 11th Oct 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Portugal (Évora)
Visited: Yes on 4th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cromeleque da Portela de Mogos submitted by KaiHofmann on 10th Mar 2020. Site in Évora Portugal. Cromeleque da Portela de Mogos
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Log Text: A fabulous site in a gorgeous location. You have to find the right gate - there's no sign - and make sure you close the gate behind you. (It's private property, so please be respectful.) There are very faint carvings that are hard to make out, but this cromlech (along with Almendres) has the only anthropomorphic stelae still in situ in all of Iberia!
I've posted loads more information on my website, Prehistoric Portugal.
Alinhamento da Têra
Date Added: 28th Sep 2025
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Portugal (Évora)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 1
Alinhamento da Têra submitted by Bak_teria on 12th Feb 2015. Originally there were 9 menhirs in this group, today you can only see 5. The alignment was originally composed of 18 standing stones formed in 2 groups.
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Log Text: I was given permission to visit the site by the landowners. They told me that they do NOT welcome visitors. They have had problems with visitors leaving rubbish and cigarette butts (fires are a real hazard here), and having issues with livestock (leaving gates unlocked, entering paddocks with unpredictable cattle).
There is a sign on the gate to the estate indicating that "Access is Reserved" - meaning it is not freely accessible. The landowners asked me to convey the message that visitors are not welcome without advance permission.
Cromeleque do Monte das Figueiras
Date Added: 28th Sep 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Portugal (Évora)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 1
Cromeleque do Monte das Figueiras submitted by Bak_teria on 25th Sep 2014. The magical vibe of the semicircular cromlech.
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Log Text: I was given permission to visit the site by the landowners. They made it very clear to me: they do NOT want people to visit the site without express permission. They have been very disappointed by visitors leaving trash and cigarette butts (fires are a huge problem here), and they have had concerns with their livestock (gates not properly closed, people entering paddocks with cattle that are not as placid as visitors thought).
They have a sign on the gate saying access is reserved. If you want to see the site, you need to seek permission first.
Anta da Casa dos Mouros
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2025
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Santarém)
Visited: Yes on 28th Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Anta da Casa dos Mouros submitted by Bak_teria on 11th Aug 2015. The front view of the monument.
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Log Text: What a gorgeous site! It has commanding views over the River Tejo (the Tagus River), and on a spring day it was sunny and beautiful. The site is clearly laid out, and the ring around the original mound defines the space. I was surprised to see flagstones on the floor of the anta.
Anta de Vale da Lage
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2025
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Santarém)
Visited: Yes on 28th Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Anta de Vale da Lage submitted by Bak_teria on 4th Aug 2015. A better view of the front of the monument. One of the top covers of the corridor still remains in place.
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Log Text: This is a gorgeous site. It's fairly easy to see the original cairn mound (or its foundation, anyway) around the anta. The structure of the anta is clear, and there are even some white quartzite stones that give some indication of how it might have stood out when it was originally built.
Conjunto Megalítico de Barreira
Date Added: 24th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Portugal (Lisboa)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Conjunto Megalítico de Barreira submitted by Bak_teria on 3rd Sep 2014. More and more stones. They are everywhere.
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Log Text: This is a gorgeous site. Quite possibly NOT a human-made cromlech (stone circle), but still a lovely spot under trees with huge mossy stones festooned with ivy.
Archaeologists are divided on its origins, and no real research has been conducted.
You can see more information on my website, Prehistoric Portugal.
Tholos do Barro
Date Added: 18th Mar 2025
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Portugal (Lisboa)
Visited: Yes on 14th Mar 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Tholos do Barro submitted by Bak_teria on 11th Sep 2014. Front view from the corridor of the Tholos
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Log Text: An impressive monument with an incredible view! The chamber is enormous, about 6m across. It's well worth visiting the museum in the town of Torres Vedras (only 4km away) to see many artefacts and a 3d model of it as it (likely) looked when it was built.
More information & photos & videos on Prehistoric Portugal.
Anta Morenos 1
Date Added: 18th Sep 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Portalegre)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Anta Morenos 1 submitted by j_iglar on 17th Jun 2024. Site in Portalegre Portugal
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Log Text: An interesting site. It's been pretty much broken apart by both humans and the big tree growing through it. It's now used as a sheep pen. Some beautiful schist stones.
Getting to it requires a GPS or online map. There are no signs or directions. The roads are dirt tracks: easy to walk, but with some hills, and mostly navigable by car. I took a guided walk with an archaeologist from Avis, and it was a great trip.
Read more on my Prehistoric Portugal website.
Anta Morenos 3
Date Added: 18th Sep 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Portalegre)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Anta Morenos 3 submitted by j_iglar on 17th Jun 2024. Site in Portalegre Portugal
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Log Text: An interesting dolmen made from schist stone - fairly small as dolmens go, but bigger than other schist structures.
It's easy to get to if you use a GPS or online map and don't mind walking. It's a few kilometers along dirt tracks (some navigable by car, others less so), with no signs. I took a guided walk with an archaeologist from nearby Avis and it was easy to get to, but I wouldn't want to try to retrace my steps alone!
Read more on my Prehistoric Portugal website.
Anta Da Comenda Grande
Date Added: 25th Jun 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Évora)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Anta Da Comenda Grande submitted by TheCaptain on 6th Nov 2019. I was able to get decent views of the dolmen from a few vantage points and with a zoom lens.
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Log Text: It's not terribly famous, or even archaeologically significant. But it's a lovely little spot. I got there around sunset and the golden light, the tinkling of the cowbells, the peace and quiet of the cork oak trees... it was magical.
I recorded a short video ...check out the comments!
Anta de Vale Beiró
Date Added: 22nd Jun 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Santarém)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Anta de Vale Beiró submitted by Bak_teria on 20th Oct 2014. View of the dolmen from the side of the road.
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Log Text: A beautiful dolmen, right alongside the N2. It's easy to walk to and there's an unlocked gate in the fence. (Untie the rope fastener to get in: just make sure you close it behind you when you leave!)
More details and photos on Prehistoric Portugal
Antas do Caminho da Fanica
Date Added: 22nd Jun 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Santarém)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Antas do Caminho da Fanica submitted by Bak_teria on 20th Oct 2014. Another view of Anta Pequena.
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Log Text: This is a lovely pair of tombs, lying on either side of the N2, Portugal's iconic National Road #2. You can easily get to the Anta Pequena (small) as the fence now has an unlocked gate (you have to untie the rope fastener - make sure you retie it when you leave!). The Anta Grande (large) is still behind a fence with no gate.
More details and photos on Prehistoric Portugal
Grutas do Poço Velho
Date Added: 3rd Jun 2024
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Portugal (Lisboa)
Visited: Yes on 25th May 2024. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Grutas do Poço Velho submitted by j_iglar on 3rd Jun 2024. The entrance to the caves in the centre of the town of Cascais
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Log Text: The caves are fun to go through and reasonably easy. The floor is paved with wood, so it's relatively easy, but there are sections that are very narrow and some that are very low. You have to crouch or crawl (I'm tall, so I crawled!) and if you have claustrophobia you should NOT go in! The artefacts that were found here are housed in the Town Museum of Cascais, which is a short walk away.
You can read more on my website, Prehistoric Portugal
Menir da Vilarinha 4
Date Added: 20th May 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Portugal (Faro)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Menir da Vilarinha 4 submitted by Klingon on 29th Sep 2010.
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Log Text: This is the easiest to get to of the Vilarinha alignment. Start at the hamlet of Gregórios and there's a sign on the tarmac road. You can see the menir from the road: it's at the top of a hill near an electricity pole.
Menir da Vilarinha 3
Date Added: 20th May 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Portugal (Faro)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Menir da Vilarinha 3 submitted by Klingon on 29th Sep 2010.
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Log Text: It's an interesting menhir and part of a fascinating alignment, BUT it's not the original. This one was moved from another location (it was originally Vilarinha 5), and the original Vilarinha 3 is now in the museum in Silves. The original was very ornately carved and it was deemed that preservation in the museum was in the public's best interest. You can read more about it on my post about the Vilarinha Alignment.