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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!
Menir de Aspradantes
Date Added: 11th Dec 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Portugal
Visited: Yes on 3rd Oct 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Menir de Aspradantes submitted by j_iglar on 11th Dec 2022. Menir de Aspradantes is a solitary menhir on a ridge overlooking green fields. (I particularly enjoyed the juxtaposition of the menhir overlooking the modern turbines on distant ridges!)
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Log Text: This is a lovely individual stone, standing about 1.5m tall. It's on a ridge, with great views around the countryside. You have to climb up to the ridge, which is a bit strenuous but not dangerous or too difficult. If you follow Google maps, it takes you to the dirt road below, on which parking a car can be difficult: it's a narrow road on a hillside with limited spaces to pull off. Find a spot, scan the hill for a reasonable gradient and go for a walk. Along the ridge the walking is easy and you can enjoy the views of the hills and farms and wind turbines while you look for the menhir.
There's more detailed information on the Portuguese Wikipedia entry: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menir_de_Aspradantes