Archaeological site · Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, Évora, Alentejo
Almendres Cromlech
Cromeleque dos Almendres
The Almendres Cromlech is a megalithic enclosure of 95 granite standing stones at Herdade dos Almendres in the countryside of Évora municipality, used from the Middle Neolithic onwards, according to the Municipality of Évora.
Why go
The Almendres Cromlech stands at Herdade dos Almendres in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega, in rural Évora municipality, outside the city. The Municipality of Évora's page describes an irregular circular enclosure of 95 granite monoliths set in small groups over an area of about 70 by 40 metres, oriented north-west to south-east, with a long span of use from the Middle Neolithic to the Iron Age. It says the cromlech was identified in 1964 by Henrique Leonor Pina during work on the Geological Map of Portugal, and that most of the stones had fallen until a team led by Mário Varela Gomes set them back in their original positions. The same page says the site also includes a separate menhir higher up the slope to the north-east, which this record does not cover. The municipality's page, last updated in July 2023, describes the site as an open enclosure with free access.
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