menir do Tojal

The Menhir do Tojal is a standing stone in Portugal, near the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo in the district of Évora, in Alentejo. It lies about twenty kilometres south of Montemor-o-Novo, close to the road linking Santiago do Escoural and São Cristóvão.

The monolith is 2,35 m long and has a maximum diameter of 1 m. It was found near a complex of megalithic monuments, but the available information gives no further details about its original setting or surroundings.

The Menhir do Tojal was discovered in 2000 by the archaeologist Manuel Calado. Its dating is based on a typological estimate, placing it between 2800 BCE and 1800 BCE, during the Neolithic or Chalcolithine period.

Standing stones are less common in Spain than dolmens, although they occur frequently in the northern half of the country. Portugal’s highest concentration is in the Alentejo. Monuments of this kind are usually free-standing or arranged in small groups called cromlechs, often in elevated places, and are not generally associated with burials.

menir do Tojal is a menhir (standing stone) in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal. Wikidata describes it as: standing stone in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal. A typological estimate: 2800 BCE to 1800 BCE. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the French article "Menhir de Tojal", shown in the original language.