Dolmen de Axeitos

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LocationGalicia, Spain
Coordinates42°36′00″N 9°01′01″W / 42.59993°N 9.01689°W / 42.59993; -9.01689
Year builtc.3800 BC
MaterialStone
Dolmen de Axeitos
The dolmen in 2008
Dolmen de Axeitos is located in Galicia
Dolmen de Axeitos
Location within Galicia
General information
LocationGalicia, Spain
Coordinates42°36′00″N 9°01′01″W / 42.59993°N 9.01689°W / 42.59993; -9.01689
Year builtc.3800 BC
Technical details
MaterialStone

Dolmen de Axeitos is a prehistoric megalithic dolmen just to the northwest of the village Axeitos [gl], in the parish of Oleiros [gl], in the municipality of Ribeira, on the Barbanza Peninsula in the estuary of the Ría de Arousa in the Province of A Coruña, Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is dated to 3600-4000 BC. Because of its historical and archaeological value, on March 11, 1978 it became a registered Bien de Interés Cultural landmark.


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