Antas do Barrocal

The Antas do Barrocal are a set Neolithic dolmens in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega. They are in an area with a high concentration of megalithic sites. Nine have been identified but only two are more than remnants.

Anta do Barrocal 1 was constructed between the beginning of the fourth and the middle of the third millennia BCE. It is a dolmen built with seven granite pillars that are just over 2 meters high and create a polygonal burial chamber with a diameter of about three meters, which is covered by an almost intact capstone.