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Dolmen de la Chabola de la Hechicera, Elvillar/Bilar

Elvillar/Bilar, Cuadrilla de Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa, Álava

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Dolmen de la Chabola de la Hechicera, Elvillar/Bilar

Monument · Elvillar/Bilar, Cuadrilla de Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa, Álava

Discovered in 1935 in the La Lagunilla area, it is the first megalith identified in Rioja Alavesa and one of the best preserved in the Basque Country, with a polygonal chamber of nine slabs and a long access corridor; it is dated between 3250 and 2500 BC and remained in use until the Bronze Age. Its name comes from a legend about a sorceress who, on the morning of Saint John's Day, would emerge from it singing without anyone ever seeing her.

Photo: Josu Goñi Etxabe (Public domain)

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