Spain: Mysterious ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ emerges from Tagus River

Spain’s scorching weather conditions in 2019 revealed an unexpected sight in the Spanish province of Cáceres. As the drought caused the shoreline of the Tagus River to recede, a 4,000- to 7,000-year-old circular monument emerged in the middle of the Valdecañas reservoir. Thought to be more than 4,000 years old, the Dolmen of Guadalperal was ‘invisible’ for almost 60 years – until it unexpectedly reappeared. This ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ megalithic monument consists of more than 100 standing granite stones, some up to 1.8m tall, arranged in a 26m-diameter circle. It was likely used as a temple, a burial site and even as a trading spot due to its strategic original location.