Menhir 9 Across the valley and up
the hill to some bushes is found the last Menhir marked on the route. This, like Menhir 7,
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A bonus on this walk was the wide variety of wild flowers
to be seen, including orchids, thyme, valarian, campion, borage - in fact there are too
many to mention! Left: Unsure of the identification, but it could be Linnaea Algarvisomething. If it is, this tiny plant is unique in the world and is only found in this area. Below left: Two curving stalks of wild Asparagus. Below: Here are some Grape Hyacinths. |
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The afternoon walk was at Boca do Rio, which you can find described in the Vale Grifo pages.
Archaeology in the Western Algarve - Back to Map
A Menhir near Ingrina
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The fragment of Menhir on the right is in a garden near
Figueira, and has been relocated here as a garden ornament! There are believed to be well over a hundred Menhirs in the Vila do Bispo area. As interest in these 5000 year old symbols increases, some are now being unofficially re-erected, close to their original locations. |