Arca da Cerqueira Dolmen or Casa da Moura Dolmen

Category: Archaeology > Dolmen

District: Aveiro > Sever do Vouga > Mouta

Location

In the parish of Couto de Esteves, municipality of Sever do Vouga, district of Aveiro, Portugal.

Anta da Cerqueira

Also known as Casa Moura, it is the most complete of its kind in the district.

History

It was built between the 4th millennium and the first half of the 3rd millennium BC.

Necropolis

Inserted in a necropolis composed of eight monuments.

Classification

It is classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1985.

Characteristics

Chamber

It has a polygonal chamber, 3.54 meters wide by 3 meters long.

Pillars

The chamber is formed by nine pillars, covered by a circular slab 3.76 meters wide by 3.26 meters long.

Thickness

The average thickness of the slab is 0.45 meters.

Access corridor

The access corridor to the chamber still retains eleven pillars and is 4.4 meters long.

Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anta_da_Cerqueira

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt