It is situated in the Vale de Figueira in the parish of Melides, which is in the Grândola municipality of Portugal's Setúbal District.

tall, quartzite pillar, which had the structural function of sharing the weight of the crypt's roof with the other supports.

The dolmen is situated high on a hill that visually dominates the surrounding Vale de Figueira area.

[1][2][3] The lower level of the tomb dates from 2500 BCE in the late Neolithic and contains most of the funerary offerings, including an archer's armband, arrowheads, blades, beads, engraved schist plaques, idols, cups, and vases.

[1][2][3] Discovered by L. Trindade and A Rodrigues of the Geological Service of Portugal, the excavation was carried out by O. da Veiga Ferreira and collaborators in 1972 and 1975.