A megalithic complex of standing stones (526 of them), dolmens, mounds, cists, and enclosures was found in the province of Huelva, Spain while surveying for an avocado plantation. It takes up about 1,500 acres. According to José Antonio Linares, “This is the biggest and most diverse collection of standing stones grouped together in the Iberian peninsula.” And according to Primitiva Bueno, “Finding alignments and dolmens on one site is not very common. Here you find everything all together – alignments, cromlechs and dolmens – and that is very striking.” The standing stones were grouped in to 26 alignments, and there is a clear view of sunrise during the solstices and equinoxes. Excavations are scheduled to run until 2026, so I’m sure there’s more to come.
The discovery of the 500+ standing stones is amazing! On the one hand, I can't imagine how no one noticed a huge site with all those stones for so long, and on the other hand there's something kind of satisfying about thinking there are still things like that out there waiting to be found :-) I'm assuming (hoping) this means no avocado plantation, then?
The discovery of the 500+ standing stones is amazing! On the one hand, I can't imagine how no one noticed a huge site with all those stones for so long, and on the other hand there's something kind of satisfying about thinking there are still things like that out there waiting to be found :-) I'm assuming (hoping) this means no avocado plantation, then?