Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja


The Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja is a megalithic funerary site in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora do Bispo, in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo, in the central Alentejo region of continental Portugal.

History

Between the 4th millennium B.C. and the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C., the site of was occupied by semi-nomadic or sedentary settlement, associated with the communities of ancient Évora.

Architecture

The megalithic site, is located in an isolated area of forested brush, situated in an area of plains.
Its form extends longitudinally from west to east, composed of a central polygonal chamber roughly wide, with an oblong rectangular corridor long.
The articulated volumes are oriented horizontally, and covered independently in each section, with the main chamber covered by a granite slab, and the corridor by individual elements. The walls of the chamber are in height, while the corridor profile is in height. Of great dimensions, the corridor is still intact and in a state of conservation.