Cromleque do Almendres

By far the largest known cromlech on the Iberian peninsula is the

Cromleque do Almendres, the Iberian Stonehenge; it is a few

miles from Evora and is dated at 5,000BC, in age certainly

rivalling some of the oldest megalithic monuments elsewhere

on the Atlantic; there's Vicki, waving from the middle

A little perspective; Portugese archaeology is pretty much

playing catch-up in identifying, interpreting and protecting

the many neolithic sites in these parts; the same can be said

of Spain

The stones are highly dressed and many have
low-relief carvings, mostly of shepherd's crooks

About a mile away, deep in an old olive grove (see illustration above) is

 

The Menhir do Almendres; it and the cromlech are aligned to the
summer solstice sunrise