Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja
Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja (Anta Grande da Comenda da Igreja) | |
Great Dolmen of the Military Order of the Estate | |
Dolmen (Anta) | |
Official name: Anta Grande da Comenda da Igreja/Anta Grande da Herdade da Comenda | |
Named for: Military Order/Lands conferred historically by the Catholic Church | |
Country | Portugal |
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Region | Alentejo |
Subregion | Alentejo Central |
District | Évora |
Municipality | Montemor-o-Novo |
Location | Nossa Senhora do Bishop |
- elevation | 180 m (591 ft) |
- coordinates | PT 38°45′28.59″N 8°12′11.98″W / 38.7579417°N 8.2033278°WCoordinates: PT 38°45′28.59″N 8°12′11.98″W / 38.7579417°N 8.2033278°W |
Length | 15.00 m (49 ft), Northwest-Southeast |
Width | 4.00 m (13 ft), Southwest-Northeast |
Architects | unknown |
Style | Megalithic |
Material | Granite |
Origin | 4000 B.C. |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
For public | Private |
Easiest access | 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 |
Management | Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico |
Status | National Monument |
Listing | Decree 26/236; DG, Série I, 16, 20 January 1936 |
The Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja (Portuguese: Anta Grande de Comenda da Igreja, or alternately Anta Grande da Herdade da Igreja) is a megalithic funerary site in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora do Bishop, in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo, in the central Alentejo region of continental Portugal.
History
Between the 4th millennium B.C. and the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C., 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]
References
- Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Branco, Manuel; Nunes, Castro (1994). SIPA, ed. "Anta Grande da Comenda da Igreja/Anta Grande da Herdade da Comenda (n.PT040706030007)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA–Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 Martins, A. (2011). IGESPAR, ed. "Anta grande da Comenda da Igreja" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: IGESPAR-Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- Sources
- Gonçalves, José Pires (1975), Roteiro de alguns Megálitos da Região de Évora (in Portuguese), Évora, Portugal
- Leisner, Georg (1949), "Antas dos arredores de Évora", A Cidade de Évora (in Portuguese), Évora, Portugal
- Leisener, Georg; Leisner, Vera (1956), "Die Megalitgraber der Iberischen Halbinsel I - Der Westen", Madrider Forschungen (in German), I (1), Madrid, Spain