Menir da Meada
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manchanegra
N 39° 29.730 W 007° 26.720
29S E 633680 N 4372918
This is the tallest single standing stone of the Iberian Peninsula
Waymark Code: WMWK7
Location: Portugal
Date Posted: 10/27/2006
Views: 46
This menhir, reputed as being the tallest single standing stone in the Iberian peninsular. It stands at over 7 metres tall and 1.25 mts across.
The function of the standing stone is unclear though it may have had religious significance.
It´s located in the Alentejo, 10 km north of Castelo de Vide, in the Portalegre district.
The given coordinates will take you to a parking near the menhir. You´ll have to take a dirt road to get there but there´s no need of a 4x4.
The all area is very rich in this kind of monuments.
There are thousands of them in the region and, in a couple of miles around this one you´ll find more than 50.
Our advice is that you go to the Tourist Office in Castelo de Vide to get information about this sites.
Type: Menhir
Number: 1.00
Size:
See above
Purpose:
See above
Parking: Not Listed
Source: Not listed
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