Penedo de Lexim

Penedo de Lexim is a nature reserve in União das freguesias de Igreja Nova e Cheleiros, Mafra, Lisbon District. Penedo de Lexim is situated nearby to the hamlet Mata Pequena, as well as near Raimonda.

Photo: Dhcmatias, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Nature reserve
Description: cultural heritage monument in Mafra, Portugal
Also known as: “Penedo do Lexim”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mafra station and Limestone pavement.

Mafra station

Railway station

Photo: Tuválkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mafra station is a railway station.

Limestone pavement

Nature reserve

A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement. The term is mainly used in the UK and Ireland, where many of these landforms have developed distinctive surface patterning resembling paving blocks.

Cascatas do Mourão

Waterfall

Cascatas do Mourão

Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cascatas do Mourão is a waterfall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pero Pinheiro and Igreja Nova.

Pero Pinheiro

Town

Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pero Pinheiro is a town.

Igreja Nova

Village

Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Igreja Nova is a village.

Pedra Furada

Village

Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pedra Furada is a village.

Penedo de Lexim

Categories: hillfort, cultural heritage, recreation area, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: União das freguesias de Igreja Nova e Cheleiros, Mafra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.892° or 38° 53′ 31″ north

Longitude

-9.3114° or 9° 18′ 41″ west

Open location code

8CCGVMRQ+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Penedo de Lexim” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Penedo de Lexim”
Portuguese: “Povoado do Penedo de Lexim”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aldeia da Mata Pequena - Turísmo Rural and Baloiço da aldeia da Mata Pequena.

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