Gil Estevam Miguéis Andrade and Eduardo Prescott Vicente
Ownership
Private
Public access
Private
The site, which is assumed to be a dolmen or cromlech, contains mainly cylindrical stones of varying heights, with the largest being approximately four metres tall. The size of the stones decreased as they became more distant from the central menhir and the megaliths were arranged irregularly depending on the terrain. No carved or painted symbols have been detected, except for a few pairs of small circular cavities, possibly representing eyes. A small number of items have been found to the west of the complex, including flints from the Lower Paleolithic, ceramic fragments and other items from the Neolithic period, and ceramic fragments from the Iron Age, suggesting that the site has been reused over time.[1][3]
The complex was not identified as a megalithic site until 1961 when it was studied by Gil Estevam Miguéis Andrade and Eduardo Prescott Vicente, who continued their studies in subsequent years. In 1975 several monoliths were removed to be used in construction work at the Port of Ericeira. In 1985, three more menhirs were also removed by the landowners, including the central monolith. It was classified as a Site of Public Interest in 1993.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Conjunto Megalítico de Barreira". Patrimonio Cultural. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
^"Conjunto Megalítico de Barreira". The Magalithic Portal. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
^"Conjunto Megalítico da Barreira / Menires da Barreira, no Monte da Barreira". Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitetónico (SIPA). Retrieved 6 February 2019.
barreira, megalithic, complex, portuguese, conjunto, megalítico, barreira, located, sintra, municipality, lisbon, district, portugal, situated, small, wooded, hill, overlooking, village, odrinhas, site, roman, ruins, archaeological, museum, consists, about, tw. The Barreira Megalithic Complex Portuguese Conjunto Megalitico de Barreira is located in the Sintra municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal Situated on a small wooded hill overlooking the village of Odrinhas site of Roman ruins and an archaeological museum it consists of about twenty menhirs and other monoliths or megaliths 1 2 Barreira Megalithic ComplexConjunto Megalitico de BarreiraSome of the stones in the complexLocationSintra Lisbon District PortugalCoordinates38 53 3 N 9 22 17 W 38 88417 N 9 37139 W 38 88417 9 37139Altitude150 m 492 ft TypeCromlechSite notesDiscovered1961ArchaeologistsGil Estevam Migueis Andrade and Eduardo Prescott VicenteOwnershipPrivatePublic accessPrivateThe site which is assumed to be a dolmen or cromlech contains mainly cylindrical stones of varying heights with the largest being approximately four metres tall The size of the stones decreased as they became more distant from the central menhir and the megaliths were arranged irregularly depending on the terrain No carved or painted symbols have been detected except for a few pairs of small circular cavities possibly representing eyes A small number of items have been found to the west of the complex including flints from the Lower Paleolithic ceramic fragments and other items from the Neolithic period and ceramic fragments from the Iron Age suggesting that the site has been reused over time 1 3 The complex was not identified as a megalithic site until 1961 when it was studied by Gil Estevam Migueis Andrade and Eduardo Prescott Vicente who continued their studies in subsequent years In 1975 several monoliths were removed to be used in construction work at the Port of Ericeira In 1985 three more menhirs were also removed by the landowners including the central monolith It was classified as a Site of Public Interest in 1993 1 References edit a b c Conjunto Megalitico de Barreira Patrimonio Cultural Retrieved 6 February 2019 Conjunto Megalitico de Barreira The Magalithic Portal Retrieved 6 February 2019 Conjunto Megalitico da Barreira Menires da Barreira no Monte da Barreira Sistema de Informacao para o Patrimonio Arquitetonico SIPA Retrieved 6 February 2019 nbsp Portugal portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barreira Megalithic Complex amp oldid 1070706037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
