Mamoa de Donai
Also known asDevesa de Donai · Mamoa de Tumbeirinho
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Overview
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Overview
Mamoa de Donai is a megalith in Donai, Portugal. It is also known as Devesa de Donai, Mamoa de Tumbeirinho. It lies at 41.8329° N, 6.8150° W.
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Mamoa de Donai
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Portugal's megaliths cluster in the Alentejo, around Évora, in what has been called the "megalithic universe of Évora". The Almendres Cromlech is the largest group of structured menhirs in the Iberian Peninsula, and one of the largest in Europe, with about 95 granite monoliths in small groups. Construction there is said to go back to the sixth millennium BCE, which would make it among the earliest standing stones in Europe; the older Early Neolithic stones form concentric circles in the western part, while Middle Neolithic structures consist of two ellipses and large menhirs. The site was rediscovered in 1966 by Henrique Leonor Pina. The regional background, “Megaliths of Portugal”, is given below.
Dating
No date has been published for this site.
Setting
No other recorded monument lies within 10 km. The nearest is Statue-menhir of Rebordiño, 63.8 km to the north-west. In Donai, Portugal, 1 of the 1 recorded monuments are of this type.
The nearest recorded monuments are Statue-menhir of Rebordiño (63.8 km north-west, menhir); Anta de Zedes (73.6 km south-west, dolmen); Dolmen de las Peñezuelas (77.1 km east, dolmen); Anta de Vilarinho da Castanheira (77.1 km south-west, dolmen).
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Heritage status: Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest.
Tradition and region
About this kind of monument
Megaliths of Portugal
Portugal's megaliths cluster in the Alentejo, around Évora, in what has been called the "megalithic universe of Évora". The Almendres Cromlech is the largest group of structured menhirs in the Iberian Peninsula, and one of the largest in Europe, with about 95 granite monoliths in small groups. Construction there is said to go back to the sixth millennium BCE, which would make it among the earliest standing stones in Europe; the older Early Neolithic stones form concentric circles in the western part, while Middle Neolithic structures consist of two ellipses and large menhirs. The site was rediscovered in 1966 by Henrique Leonor Pina.
The Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro near Valverde is one of the biggest dolmens in Iberia and has been dated to between 4000 and 3000 BCE. Its excavation in 1965 found slate tablets, necklaces, crosiers, copper objects, ceramics and carinated bowls. The Menhir of Outeiro, 5.6 metres high and weighing about eight tonnes, is the second largest in Portugal, and the Menhir of Meada is the largest on the Iberian Peninsula.
The Menhir of Outeiro was found lying on its side in 1969 and raised again about 1970; it was classified as a national monument in 1971.
Dating is difficult. The stones themselves cannot be dated, and for most monuments the evidence is the pottery and other finds from nearby tombs.
When visiting, look at how the stones of the cromlech are grouped.
Paraphrased from Wikipedia: Almendres Cromlech, Wikipedia: Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro, Wikipedia: Menhir of Outeiro, Wikipedia: List of menhirs, Wikipedia: Megalith · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Where it stands
Portugal
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- Coordinates
- 41°49′58″ N, 6°48′54″ WFor a GPS or map app: 41.83288, -6.81502
Access is as our sources describe it; we have not visited the site to check.
Nearby
The closest sites in the Atlas, by straight line.
- Menhir (standing stone)Statue-menhir of Rebordiño2800–1800 BCE
Anta de Zedes4000–3000 BCE
Dolmen de las Peñezuelas4000–3000 BCE
Anta de Vilarinho da Castanheira4000–3000 BCE- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Mamoas da Veiga
Anta de Fonte Coberta4000–3000 BCE
Dolmen de San Adrián4000–3000 BCE
Antas de Vilarinho4000–3000 BCE
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Image files
- Mamoa de Donai 12.jpgReis QuarteuCC BY-SA 4.0
- Mamoa de Donai 01.jpgReis QuarteuCC BY-SA 4.0
- Mamoa de Donai 02.jpgReis QuarteuCC BY-SA 4.0
- Mamoa de Donai 03.jpgReis QuarteuCC BY-SA 4.0
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