Escoural Cave
The Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Escoural Cave is a structure known for its Paleolithic-era rock-art and funerary burial site, located in the Portuguese municipality of Montemor-o-Novo, in the civil parish of Santiago do Escoural.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JMiguelSoares, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: geographical object
- Also known as: “Estação arqueológica da Herdade da Sala”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos.
Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos
Church
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
The Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos is a small chapel located in the parish of Santiago do Escoural in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo in Portugal. It consists of the conversion of a prehistoric tomb into a Christian cult building. Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos is situated 2 km south of Escoural Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santiago do Escoural.
Santiago do Escoural
Town
Santiago do Escoural, also Escoural, is a civil parish in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo, in the district of Évora, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,335, in an area of 138.70 km2. Santiago do Escoural is situated 2½ km west of Escoural Cave.
Escoural Cave
Latitude
38.54328° or 38° 32′ 36″ northLongitude
-8.13759° or 8° 8′ 15″ westOperator
DRCAlentejo, Portaria n.º 829/2009, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 163 de 24 agosto 2009Open location code
8CCHGVV6+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2587095479OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1127492
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Escoural Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف إسكورال”
- Cebuano: “Escoural Cave”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف اسكورال”
- German: “Gruta do Escoural”
- Portuguese: “Estação arqueológica situada na Herdade da Sala (Gruta do Escoural)”
- Portuguese: “Gruta do Escoural”
- Spanish: “Cueva del Escoural”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Povoamento Neolítico do Escoural and Tholos do Escoural.
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