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La Pastora Dolmen

A Copper Age tomb in Valencina de la Concepción, about 7 kilometres from Seville, within one of the largest settlements of the third millennium BC in the Iberian Peninsula, covering more than 400 hectares. It was discovered in 1860 during agricultural work on the Divina Pastora estate, from which it takes its name. It is a tholos: a circular chamber 2.5 metres in diameter reached by a corridor of about 47 metres, divided into four sections by interior doors and covered with a false dome of slate and small stones. All of it lies beneath a tumulus about 85 metres in diameter. Its entrance faces west, not east as in most Andalusian megaliths. On the western slope about thirty arrowheads or javelin points were found. It was declared a historic-artistic monument in 1931. Very close by is the Matarrubilla dolmen, not now open to visitors inside.

Things to do at La Pastora Dolmen: 4 missions

• Walk the almost 47-metre passageEnter along the passage and notice the inner doors that divide it into four sections.
• Reach the 2.5 m circular chamberAt the end of the passage, observe the circular chamber and the false dome of slate and stones.
• Walk around the mound covering the dolmenWalk around the mound that covers the dolmen to get a sense of its 85-metre diameter.
• Check that the entrance faces westOrient the entrance with a compass or the afternoon sun: this dolmen faces west, which is unusual.

Near La Pastora Dolmen

Source: Web oficial - Junta de Andalucía, Enclave Arqueológico Dólmenes de la Pastora y Matarrubilla