| Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja | |||||
| Alternate Name: | Great Dolmen of the Military Order of the Estate | ||||
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| Coordinates: | 38.758°N -8.2032°W | ||||
| Location: | Évora, Alentejo Central, Alentejo, Portugal | ||||
| Type: | Dolmen | ||||
| Altitude M: | 180 | ||||
| Length: | 15m (49feet) | ||||
| Width: | 4m (13feet) | ||||
| Archaeologists: | unknown | ||||
| Ownership: | Portuguese Republic | ||||
| Public Access: | Private Estrada Nacional EN2 (Montemor-o-Novo-Mora), approximately 2km (01miles) before São Geraldo, over a small bridge, first left turn: the dolmen is located 400m (1,300feet) from the EN2, along this roadway | ||||
The Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja (pt|Anta Grande de Comenda da Igreja, or alternately Anta Grande da Herdade 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.
Between the 4th millennium BC and the middle of the 3rd millennium BC, the site of was occupied by semi-nomadic or sedentary settlement, associated with the communities of ancient Évora.[1] [2]
The megalithic site, is located in an isolated area of forested brush, situated in an area of plains.[1]
Its form extends longitudinally from west to east, composed of a central polygonal chamber roughly 4m (13feet) wide, with an oblong rectangular corridor 10m (30feet) long.[1] [2]
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.[1] The walls of the chamber are 6m (20feet) in height, while the corridor profile is 180cm (70inches) in height.[1] Of great dimensions, the corridor is still intact and in a state of conservation.[1] [2]