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Nossa Senhora Do Monte Dolmen Chapel
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Description
The Dolmen Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Monte is a jewel among the megalithic funerary monuments in the whole of Beira Alta! It was classified as a National Monument in 1961, given its rarity and exceptional importance in the context of Portugal's prehistoric heritage. It is located in the center of a large plateau and stands out in the landscape due to its heritage. It is a large dolmen that was Christianized in the Middle Ages through the construction of a chapel, and the burial chamber was adapted to a religious space. The monument consists of a polygonal chamber with a long corridor and atrium. The archaeological interventions allowed us to get to know the funerary monument in depth and a number of finds were exhumed, which are now on display in the Identity and Memory Space, such as ceramic blades, axes and containers, microliths, a spheroid and even charcoal related to ritual fires (dated to between 3290 and 3010 BC).
