Anta de Carcavelos
The Anta de Carcavelos, located close to the village of Carcavelos near the town of Lousa in the municipality of Loures in the Lisbon District of Portugal, is a stone age dolmen or megalithic monument from the Chalcolithic period.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anta do Alto da Toupeira and Fort of Mosqueiro.
Anta do Alto da Toupeira
Archaeological site
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The Anta do Alto da Toupeira, also called the Anta da Toupeira or the Anta de Salemas, is a Neolithic dolmen, or megalithic tomb, situated in the parish of Lousa in the municipality of Loures, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Anta do Alto da Toupeira is situated 1½ km southeast of Anta de Carcavelos.
Fort of Mosqueiro
Protected area
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The Fort of Mosqueiro, also known as the Redoubt of Mosqueiro, is one of a group of fortifications in Portugal that made up the Lines of Torres Vedras, which were designed to protect the capital, Lisbon, from possible invasion by French troops during the Peninsular War. Fort of Mosqueiro is situated 3½ km northeast of Anta de Carcavelos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabeço de Montachique and Venda do Pinheiro.
Cabeço de Montachique
Hamlet
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Cabeço de Montachique is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northeast of Anta de Carcavelos.
Venda do Pinheiro
Town
Venda do Pinheiro is a small town in the municipality of Mafra, northern Lisbon district, Portugal. It was the head of a civil parish until the 2013 reform, when it was merged into Venda do Pinheiro and Santo Estêvão das Galés parish. Venda do Pinheiro is situated 4½ km north of Anta de Carcavelos.
Negrais
Village
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Negrais is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Anta de Carcavelos.
Anta de Carcavelos
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: megalithic site near Loures, Portugal
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lousa, Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.8858° or 38° 53′ 9″ northLongitude
-9.21665° or 9° 12′ 60″ westOpen location code
8CCGVQPM+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 6340142619OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q65063689
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In Other Languages
“Anta de Carcavelos” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Anta de Carcavelos”
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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 “Anta de Carcavelos”. Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.