# Dombate Dolmen and Its Archaeological Centre, in Cabana de Bergantiños

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Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/dombate-dolmen · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Duración: 45 min
- Temporada: All year; guided tours from 1 July to 13 September
- Para quién: All ages; rainy day

Monument · 45 min · Open 10:00 to 20:30 · Neolithic dolmen under a cover with paintings in the chamber · guided tours in summer

In Borneiro, in the interior of Cabana de Bergantiños, the Dombate dolmen is a Neolithic tomb: a chamber of large granite slabs that was used for more than a thousand years, from around 3800 BC, and that preserves paintings on its stones. Today it is protected under a cover and has an archaeological centre next to it. The Deputación da Coruña, which manages it, opens it every day from 10:00 to 20:30.
What you see
Dombate is not one dolmen but two, one on top of the other. The old mámoa, the earth mound that covered the tomb, measures about 10.5 metres in diameter and holds a small chamber of nine stones that was entered through a shaft. On top the large one was later built, about 24 metres in diameter and 1.8 high, with a polygonal chamber of seven slabs and a corridor facing east, where the sun rises. In the chamber and the corridor there is painted and engraved art; in the archaeological centre you can see a reproduction and understand how it was built, how it was used and what it meant to those who raised it.
The monument was abandoned around 2700 BC. It was studied in the 19th century by the historian Manuel Murguía, who took it to be Celtic, and excavated by José María Bello between 1987 and 1989; after new excavations in 2009, the cover that protects it was finished in 2011. It is a Bien de Interés Cultural (a protected heritage site).
Opening hours, guided tours and how to get there
Self-guided visits are Monday to Sunday, 10:00 to 20:30. From 1 July to 13 September there are also guided tours every day, from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00, and on some nights in July and August the Deputación organises one-hour night visits, from 23:00 to midnight. The Deputación's page does not publish a price or booking method: for the guided and night tours, call the visitor and guide service on 672 435 736, or the archaeological centre on 619 914 973.
You get there by car: it is at the place of Dombate, parish of Borneiro, about 20 minutes from Laxe and about half an hour from Razo beach. It is a good indoor stop for a rainy day in the northern part of the coast, or to combine with a morning of surfing at Razo. If you come from the south, from Muxía and the Sanctuary of the Virxe da Barca it takes about 40 minutes.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 43.1902, -8.9695

## Cerca de aquí

- [Camiño dos Faros from Camariñas to Fisterra, Four Stages with Your Luggage Moved by Car](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/lighthouse-way-last-stages), a 18.4 km
- [Camariñas Lace Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/camarinas-lace-museum), a 18.5 km
- [Villa de Oro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/where-to-eat/villa-de-oro), a 18.5 km
- [Cape Vilán and its shipwreck and lighthouse centre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/cape-vilan-shipwreck-and-lighthouse-centre), a 20.0 km
- [Virxe da Barca sanctuary in Muxía](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/virxe-da-barca-sanctuary), a 22.1 km
- [A Lonxa de Álvaro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/where-to-eat/a-lonxa-de-alvaro), a 22.2 km
- [Surf Lessons at Razo Beach, in Carballo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/razo-surf-lessons), a 23.6 km
- [Casa de Trillo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/where-to-stay/casa-de-trillo), a 24.2 km

## Consejos

### Come in summer if you want a guide
Guided tours run from 1 July to 13 September; the rest of the year the visit is self-guided.

### Start at the archaeological centre
With the reproduction of the paintings in your head, you know what to look for in the chamber.

### Ask about the night tours
They are only a few nights each summer; call ahead to find out the dates.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### What are the opening hours of the Dombate dolmen?
Self-guided visits Monday to Sunday 10:00 to 20:30. In summer, guided tours from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00.

### How much does it cost?
The Deputación does not publish a price on its page; enquire on 672 435 736.

### How old is it?
It was used from around 3800 BC to 2700 BC, in the Neolithic.

### Is it under cover?
Yes, under a cover finished in 2011, with the archaeological centre next door.

Destino: [Costa da Morte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte.md)