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given to this class of monuments in Spain by the country people, that 

 is garitas or areas, and consequently that it may mean little house or 

 shelter. 



3rd. That, according to Mendon9a, it is not Portuguese, properly 

 speaking, nor does it belong to any of the neighbouring modern 

 languages, and therefore may be attributed to a language still more 

 remote, such as the Celtic. 



4th, That in the name of the other great Megalithic monument 

 cited along with Antequera, i.e. Dilar, the first syllable may be taken 

 as representing the Celtic Teac or Tig, house, and therefore that the 

 words Anta, Antas, Antequera, and Dilar may all be considered as 

 containing the root Tig, house, or Teac, in one or other form. 



It may also be noted that a town or locality bearing the name 

 Antas exists in the province of Almeria, towards its S. Eastern 

 extremity, and would merit examination for these ancient monuments 

 on that account. 



