Anta das Pedras Grandes
The Anta das Pedras Grandes is a Late Neolithic site located in Ramada e Canecas, in the Odivelas municipality, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Anta is the Portuguese name for about 5,000 megaliths built during the Neolithic period in the area of Portugal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: dolmen in Caneças, Portugal
- Also known as: “anta das Pedras Grandes”, “Anta Das Pedras Grandes”, “Dólmen do Sítio das Pedras Grandes”, “Dólmen no Sítio das Pedras Grandes”, and “Sítio da Anta das Pedras Grandes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fonte das Piçarras and Igreja de São Pedro de Caneças.
Fonte das Piçarras
Tourism office
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fonte das Piçarras is a tourism office, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Anta das Pedras Grandes.
Igreja de São Pedro de Caneças
Church
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja de São Pedro de Caneças is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Anta das Pedras Grandes.
Fonte dos Passarinhos
Protected area
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fonte dos Passarinhos is a protected area, which is situated 1½ km north of Anta das Pedras Grandes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caneças and Ramada.
Caneças
Town
Caneças is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Ramada e Caneças. It is a suburb of the Greater Lisbon region.
Ramada
Town
Ramada is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Ramada e Caneças. It covers an area of 3.86 km² and had a population of 15,770 as of 2001. Ramada is situated 2½ km east of Anta das Pedras Grandes.
Brandoa
Village
Brandoa is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Amadora, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Encosta do Sol. It is situated in the outskirts of Lisbon, with 2,39 km² of area and 15,647 inhabitants. Brandoa is situated 4½ km south of Anta das Pedras Grandes.
Anta das Pedras Grandes
- Categories: anta, cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ramada e Caneças, Odivelas, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.8067° or 38° 48′ 24″ northLongitude
-9.21864° or 9° 13′ 7″ westElevation
276 metres (906 feet)Open location code
8CCGRQ4J+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8860592482OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Anta das Pedras Grandes” goes by many names.
- French: “Anta de Pedras Grandes”
- German: “Anta das Pedras Grandes”
- Portuguese: “Anta das Pedras Grandes”
- Portuguese: “Dólmen das Pedras Grandes”
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