Dolmen da Pedra Branca | |
Alternative name | Monumento Megalítico da Pedra Branca |
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Location | Grândola, Portugal |
Coordinates | 38°06′47″N 8°43′27″W / 38.11306°N 8.72417°W |
Type | Dolmen |
History | |
Periods | 1. Late Neolithic; 2. Late Chalcolithic |
Cultures | 1. Almeri; 2. Campaniform Vase Culture |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1972 and 1975 |
Archaeologists | O. da Veiga Ferreira |
Ownership | Public |
Public access | Yes |
Property of Public Interest, Decree nº 29/90, DR, 1st series, nº 163 of 17 July 1990 |
The Dolmen of Pedra Branca is a burial tomb, used in the late Neolithic and, subsequently, in the late Chalcolithic periods. It is situated in the Vale de Figueira in the parish of Melides, which is in the Grândola municipality of Portugal's Setúbal District.[1][2]