Menhir of Meada
The Menhir of Meada is believed to be the largest menhir in the Iberian Peninsula that was entirely carved by humans. It is situated 12 km to the north of Castelo de Vide in the Portalegre District of Portugal and is within the protected area of the Serra de São Mamede Natural Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: menhir in Santa Maria da Devesa, Portugal
- Also known as: “menir da Meada” and “Menir da Meada”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas and Beirã.
Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas
Village
Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Menhir of Meada.
Beirã
Village
Photo: Pedro Paulo Palazzo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beirã is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Menhir of Meada.
Castelo de Vide
Castelo de Vide is a mountain village in Alentejo. In 2011, it had about 3,400 residents. The romantic character of the village of Castelo de Vide, associated with its gardens, abundance of vegetation, mild climate and proximity to the Serra de São Mamede, made it known as "Sintra do Alentejo".
Menhir of Meada
- Categories: menhir, cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Portalegre District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.49602° or 39° 29′ 46″ northLongitude
-7.44573° or 7° 26′ 45″ westOpen location code
8CFJFHW3+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 374034634OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1920532
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Menhir of Meada” goes by many names.
- French: “Menhir de Meada”
- French: “menir da Meada”
- German: “Menhir da Meada”
- Portuguese: “Menir da Meada”
- Spanish: “Menhir de Meada”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Menhir of Meada”. Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.