La chabola de la Hechicera
La chabola de la Hechicera (in basque: Sorginaren Txabola, "The Witch's Hut") is a dolmen group located in Elvillar, Álava, in the Basque Country in Spain. Three vertical big stones support a big horizontal flat stone. 9 big stones form chamber in a poligonal shape. The corridor is made of 5 stones and it is divided into two. Probably it was a funerary construction to hold the remains of people in this settlement.
It was discovered in 1935 by Álvaro de Gortázar in a good enough state of preservation. Jose Miguel Barandiaran explored it partially in 1936, finding two stone percutors, a polished axe of ophite, fragments of pottery and human remains. The stone lying on top was found broken into three parts but it was restored and replaced in its original position.
The findings are preserved in a museum in nearby Laguardia, Álava.
Before festivities in August an akelarre party is celebrated around the dolmen.
References
Chabola de la Hechicera, by José Miguel de Barandiarán in the Spanish-language Auñamendi Encyclopedia.
See also
Coordinates: 42°34′03″N 2°33′13″W / 42.5676°N 2.5536°W