Menir do Patalou | |
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| Location | Nisa, Portalegre District, Alentejo, Portugal |
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| Coordinates | 39°28′57.9″N 7°35′38.1″W / 39.482750°N 7.593917°W |
| Type | Phallic megalith |
| Diameter | 1.07 m (3.5 ft) |
| Height | 4.0 m (13.1 ft) |
| History | |
| Founded | Between 6290 and 6185 BP |
| Periods | Chalcolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | late 1990s |
| Excavation dates | 2015 |
| Archaeologists | Jorge de Oliveira |
| Condition | Re-erected |
| Public access | Yes |
The Menhir of Patalou is located in the Nisa municipality in the Portalegre District of Portugal, about 5 km from the town of Nisa. The menhir is a megalithic standing stone dating back to the 5th millennium BCE. It is believed to be the second oldest example of a menhir to be identified in Western Europe.[1]
- ^ Oliveira, Jorge de. "O Menir do Patalou – Nisa. Entre Contextos e Cronologias" (PDF). University of Évora. Retrieved 25 March 2022.