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Location: Outeiro de Espinha, Nr Cunha Baixa.

Grid Reference:  40˚ 34' 0" N, 7˚ 45' 0" W

 

• Anta da Cunha Baixa. (Allée couverte)

Description -  As there is no evidence of this ever having had a mound over it, this structure falls into the category of Allée couverte. The style of construction is similar to other Portuguese passage-mounds and Dolmens, but the fact that it never had a mound makes it unique as a Portuguese prehistoric monument.

The chamber is composed of 9 x 3m high monoliths, with evidence of restoration on several of the stones, noticeably in the passage where several stones have been stapled together.

Findings date the site at around 3,000 BC.

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