The Dolmens of Antequera – Spain
A recent holiday provided the opportunity to visit the fascinating Neolithic monuments at Antiquera, 20 miles to the north of Malaga in southern Spain. Over the last 40 years or so i have visited many prehistoric sites, including stone circles, standing stones, burial mounds, and rock art sites etc. but it has been […]
Dolmen de Menga, Antequera – Spain
The Dolmen de Menga and Dolmen de Viera burial mounds stand close together on a low hill on the northern edge of Antequera town. If the Dolmen de Viera was a rather conventional passage grave (see previous post), then the nearby Dolmen de Menga is anything but. This is one of the largest megalithic […]
Tholos de El Romeral, Antequera – Spain
The Tholos de El Romeral is the third burial mound making up the UNESCO world heritage site at Antequera. After the Dolmen De Viera and Dolmen De Menga, this burial mound seems a bit like the ‘poor relation’ as it is located in a rather run down area – 1 mile to the east […]