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
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°W / 38.7579417; -8.2033278Coordinates: PT 38°45′28.59″N 8°12′11.98″W / 38.7579417°N 8.2033278°W / 38.7579417; -8.2033278
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. 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.
  2. 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.
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