Cabeço do Torrão archaeological site or Cabeço do Torrão

Category: Archaeology > Archaeological Site

District: Portalegre > Elvas > Santa Eulália > Cabeço do Torrão

Location

Near Barbacena, in the municipality of Elvas.

Monuments

It is part of a prehistoric necropolis with dolmens of different sizes. The Anta do Torrão is the most significant.

Anta do Torrão

Large funerary monument with eight stones still visible, although some have been moved. Part of the original structure can still be observed.

Importance

It dates from the Chalcolithic period and marks an important phase in the evolution of megalithic monuments. It probably served as a territorial reference.

Access

It can be reached by the road between Barbacena and Santa Eulália, with a privileged view over the rural landscape.

Protection

Classified as a National Monument and part of a wider archaeological area.

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