Private Estrada Nacional EN2 (Montemor-o-Novo-Mora), approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) before São Geraldo, over a small bridge, first left turn: the dolmen is located 400 metres (1,300 ft) from the EN2, along this roadway
Between the 4th millennium BC and the middle of the 3rd millennium BC, the site of was occupied by semi-nomadic or sedentary settlement, associated with the communities of ancient Évora.[1][2]
Architecture
The megalithic site, is located in an isolated area of forested brush, situated in an area of plains.[1]
Its form extends longitudinally from west to east, composed of a central polygonal chamber roughly 4 metres (13 ft) wide, with an oblong rectangular corridor 10 metres (33 ft) long.[1][2]
The articulated volumes are oriented horizontally, and covered independently in each section, with the main chamber covered by a granite slab, and the corridor by individual elements.[1] The walls of the chamber are 6 metres (20 ft) in height, while the corridor profile is 180 centimetres (71 in) in height.[1] Of great dimensions, the corridor is still intact and in a state of conservation.[1][2]
^ abcMartins, A. (2011). IGESPAR (ed.). "Anta grande da Comenda da Igreja" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: IGESPAR – Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
Sources
Gonçalves, José Pires (1975), Roteiro de alguns Megálitos da Região de Évora (in Portuguese), Évora, Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Leisner, Georg (1949), "Antas dos arredores de Évora", A Cidade de Évora (in Portuguese), Évora, Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Leisener, Georg; Leisner, Vera (1956), "Die Megalitgraber der Iberischen Halbinsel I – Der Westen", Madrider Forschungen (in German), vol. I, Madrid, Spain{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
