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Menhir of Patalou

Menhir of Patalou - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Menhir of Patalou is located in the Nisa municipality in the Portalegre District of Portugal, about 5 km from the town of Nisa. The menhir is a megalithic standing stone dating back to the 5th millennium BCE. It is believed to be the second oldest example of a menhir to be identified in Western Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: ancient site
• date from: Between 6290 and 6185 BP

Source: en.wikipedia.org