Dolmen de Axeitos, Ribeira, Spain

Dolmen de Axeitos is a prehistoric megalithic dolmen just to the northwest of the village Axeitos on the Barbanza Peninsula. It is dated to 3600-4000 BC.

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Markus Zapp (2 years ago)
4000 B.C.! Impressive!

Cesar Pascual Garcia (2 years ago)
Nice place to inspire on celtic cultur

A Sudden Reader (3 years ago)
Stones!

Geoff Sims (4 years ago)
A beautiful, peaceful place. We visited in winter and were the only people there. Easily accessed. Well worth a visit.

Francisco García Melgar (5 years ago)
Very well preserved. With a beautiful environment.

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