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Tholos do Barro
Megalithic site near Sintra, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tholos do Barro (also known as the Tholos da Pena) was a Chalcolithic or Copper-Age domed tomb of block masonry. Its ruins are located on Monte da Pena, near the village of Barro, Torres Vedras municipality, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. The tholos was classified as a National Monument in September 1940.[1][2][3]
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Location | Barro, Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Portugal |
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Coordinates | 39°04′03″N 9°15′45″W |
Type | Tholos or Beehive tomb |
History | |
Periods | Chalcolithic |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | Eugene Jalhay and Félix Alves Pereira, 1909; Leisner and Leisner, 1965 |
Public access | Yes. Steep dirt-tracked road or 400 m on foot. |
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