Cromlech da Portela de Mogos — Almendres Circle Variant Sagging

Why it mattersKey Alentejo Neolithic Portela phase megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 5000 BCE

Period

Neolithic (5000–3500 BCE) Almendres series

Culture

Alentejo Neolithic Portela phase

Purpose

40-menhir ellipse 15 m × 12 m with face-engraved menhirs — Portela ellipse 15 m with 6 face-carved menhirs with U-shape noses

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1957

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 5000 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Cromlech da Portela de Mogos — Almendres Circle Variant Sagging

2. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Cromlech da Portela de Mogos — Almendres Circle Variant Sagging

• Cromlech da Portela de Mogos — Almendres Circle Variant Sagging — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at Cromlech da Portela de Mogos — Almendres Circle Variant Sagging — subsidiary complex

  38.5311° N · 8.0234° W

• Cromlech da Portela de Mogos — Almendres Circle Variant Sagging — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Cromlech da Portela de Mogos — Almendres Circle Variant Sagging — hydraulic feature

  38.5330° N · 8.0257° W

• Cromlech da Portela de Mogos — Almendres Circle Variant Sagging — Southern Cairn

  cairn

  cairn at Cromlech da Portela de Mogos — Almendres Circle Variant Sagging — subsidiary complex

  38.5320° N · 8.0241° W