The dolmen of the Lácara meadow is a megalithic monument of the corridor tomb type.
It is located northwest of the Spanish city of Mérida, in the province of Badajoz.
It is a remarkable megalithic tomb, built during the late Neolithic period, towards the end of the 4th millennium BC or the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC.
It is one of the most monumental preserved in the Alentejo-Extreme focus, which is why it was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 1912 and a National Monument in 1931.
The Lácara dolmen is the most common type of dolmen in the Extremadura region, as it is a long, well-developed corridor tomb, the largest documented in the region.
The chamber, or room used for collective burials, is a polygonal space, close to circular in shape, with a diameter of five metres.
It is made up of seven large granite slabs or orthostats that are driven vertically, which rest on top of each other until they reach the highest central one, which acts as a keystone and supports the framework.
The only orthostat that remains intact because it withstood the dynamite blasting is 5.2 m high. It is located just to the left of the only entrance and is a good indicator of the enormous original size of this monumental space.
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