Dolmen
Dolmen de Axeitos
San Martiño de Oleiros · Ribeira · A Coruña
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Dolmen de Axeitos is a prehistoric megalithic dolmen just to the northwest of the village Axeitos, in the parish of Oleiros, in the municipality of Ribeira, on the Barbanza Peninsula in the estuary of the Ría de Arousa in the Province of A Coruña, Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is dated to 3600-4000 BC. Because of its historical and archaeological value, on March 11, 1978 it became a registered Bien de Interés Cultural landmark.
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Facts
What it is Megalith
Protected as Ben de Interese Cultural
Elevation here ≈ 41 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Santa Uxía de Ribeira, 5.2 km away
Way of St James Camiño A Orixe, 1 km away
People in the municipality 27,110 (2025) · IGE
Getting there by bus
- Axeitos693 m awayRibeira E.A.-CORRUBEDO-Ribeira E.A. · Ribeira E.A.-CORRUBEDO-Ribeira E.A. · Os Muíños-Oleiros-Ribeira E.A. · Os Muíños-Oleiros-Ribeira E.A.
- Bretal956 m awayRibeira E.A.-CORRUBEDO-Ribeira E.A. · Ribeira E.A.-CORRUBEDO-Ribeira E.A. · Os Muíños-Oleiros-Ribeira E.A. · Os Muíños-Oleiros-Ribeira E.A.
- Oleiros1.1 km awayRibeira E.A.-Noia E.A. · Ribeira E.A.-Noia E.A.-Santiago E.I. · Ribeira E.A.-O Porto do Son · Os Muíños-Oleiros-Ribeira E.A.
Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.
