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List of castros in Galicia

List of castros in Galicia

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This is a list of castros in Galicia (Spain), ordered by provinces.

Province of A Coruña

Name Location Image Occupation Date Observations
Castriño de Conxo Conxo, Santiago de Compostela
Castro of A CidáCarreira, Ribeira
Castro of AchadizoBoiro
Castro of AgrafoxoRois
Castro of AgronovoVedra
Castro of AmeásAbegondo
Castro of AlvedroCulleredo
Castro of AncosNeda
Castro of ArmentalCambre
Castro of BardaosTordoia
Castro of BaroñaBaroña, Porto do Son4th B.C. a 1st D.C. c.[clarification needed]Maritime castro, situated on a peninsula. It had two walls and remain 20 circular and oval houses.
Castro of BorneiroCabana de Bergantiños4th century a.C.[clarification needed]
Castro of BrañasToques
Castro of CalvarioNarón
Castro Castelo dos MourosFerrol
Castro Croa de FontáFerrol
Castro A Croa de San Pedro de LeixaFerrol
Castro of DueiRois
Castro of ElviñaElviña3rd B.C. c.
Castro of FraísCambre
Castro of GosendeCambre
Castro of A GrañaToques
Castro of IllobreVedra
Castro of LobadizFerrol
Castro of LuparioRoisAlso known as Castro of Beca.
Castro of MarzánVedra
Castro of MeirásSada
Castro of MeixigoCambre
Castro of MoaresRois
Castro of Neixón GrandeBoiro
Castro of Neixón PequenoBoiro
Castro of OcaCoristanco
Castro of OínRois
Castro of PapoiFerrol
Castro of PicadizoRois
Castro of Porto de BaixoCarreira, Ribeira
Castro of Punta dos PradosOrtigueiraAlso known as Castro of Espasante.
Castro of PravioCambre
Castro of SésamoCulleredo
Castro of SigrásCambre
Castro of SocastroRois
Castro of SueiroCulleredo
Castro of VigoCambre
Castro of Vilar de CastroRois
Castro of VilelaFerrol

Province of Lugo

Name Location Image Occupation Date Observations
Castro da Igrexa de CazánXermade
Castro da TorreFolgoso do Courel
Castro das Quenllas de O FornoGuitiriz
Castro of AbuímeO Saviñao
Castro of AmeixendeCastro de Rei
Castro of ArroxoSober
Castro of Arroxo da FonsagradaA Fonsagrada
Castro of BaroncelleAbadín
Castro of BelesarVilalba
Castro of BurelaBurela
Castro of CadeirasSober
Castro of CasteloCervo
Castro of Castromaior Portomarín
Camino de Santiago (Frances) on the north side facing walls of the Castro.
 4th Century B.C. to 1st Century A.D. The Castro of Castromaior is one of the most important archaeological sites of the peninsular Northwest.

There are a top enclosure that have attached others delimited by pits, parapets and walls forming a settlement of 5 (houses).

Inhabited from S. IV B.C. to the I A.D. The recent excavations have discovered up to three different occupations, the most ancient with vegetable houses and the last one a strong house, in the beginning of the Roman conquest.

Location (DD): 42.83309, -7.719837

~5.5 miles (8.85 km) west of Portomarin

Castro of CeranzosXove
Castro of Santa María de CervantesCervantes
Castro of CodesidoVilalba
Castro of DonalbaiBegonte
Castro of DuarríaCastro de Rei
Castro of FazouroFoz
Castro of FormigueirosSamos
Castro of GondaísqueVilalba
Castro of GundivósSober
Castro of LadraVilalba
Castro of MoncelosAbadín
Castro of MorgadánCarballedo
Castro of Penas AgudasXove
Castro of RuetaCervo
Castro of San CipriánCervo
Castro do TorrillónXove
Castro of XoibánLugo
Castro of ViladongaCastro de Rei
Castro of VilarFolgoso do Courel
Castro of VilaselánRibadeo
Castro of ZoñánMondoñedo

Province of Ourense

Name Location Image Occupation Date Observations
Castro of A CoroaA Rúa
Castro of O GrouA Xironda, San Salvador, CualedroActually in the Portuguese municipality bordering Montalegre.
Castro dos MallosRebordondo, San Martiño, CualedroIron Age / Roman
Castro of MontesMontes, Santa Baia, CualedroIron AgeAlso known as A Cidá.
Castro of CarzoáCarzoá, San Roque, CualedroIron Age / Roman / MedievalAlso known as A Cidá.
Castro of As ChairasLucenza, Santa María, Cualedro
Castro of MonteceloLucenza, Santa María, CualedroIron Age
Castro da Igresiña dos MourosLucenza, Santa María, CualedroIron Age
Castro of SacedaLucenza, Santa María, CualedroIron AgeAlso known as A Cidá.
Castro of San MillaoSan Millao, San Millao, CualedroIron AgeAlso known as A Cidá.
Castro of ArmeáAugas Santas, Allariz
Castro of CastromaoCelanova
Castro of VilacháBoborás
Castro of MeimónBoborás
Castro of AsturesesBoborás
Castro of MoldesBoborás
Castro da CameixaBoborás
Castro of San Cibrao de LásLas, San Amaro2nd B.C. to 2nd D.C.Also known as A Cidade, this is one of the largest castros in Galicia.
Castro of San ToméOurense
Castro of Torre da CidáNogueira de Ramuín
Castro of Baños de BangaO Carballiño
Castro of San FacundoO Carballiño
Castro of CornedoO Carballiño
Castro of OrrosO CarballiñoAlso known as A Cidá
Castro of Outeiro de CastroO Carballiño
Castro of SouteliñoO Carballiño
Castro do Coto do MosteiroLobás, O CarballiñoPartially excavated
Castro of VentoselaRibadavia
Castro de Santa CristinaRibadavia
Castro of TrelleToén
Castro of TaboadelaTaboadela
Castro of SandeCartelle
Castro of ReádegosVilamarín

Province of Pontevedra

Name Location Image Occupation Date Observations
Castro of CasasoaRodeiro
Castro of CentelleRodeiro
Castro of CoveloCovelo
Castro of DevesaRodeiro
Castro of DonramiroLalín
Castro of O Facho de DonónCangas do MorrazoImportant Gallaecian-Roman sanctuary where was worshiped to the god Berobreo. Is the site where it found a greater number of votive interests of the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Castro of MaceiraCovelo
Castro of the San Martiño IslandCíes Islands, Vigo
Castro of Monte da GuíaVigo
Castro of VigoVigo
Castro of O CasteloViana do Bollo
Castro of MouriscadosMouriscados, Mondariz
Castro of PinceirasGondomar
Castro of PontellasO Porriño
Castro of San AmaroSalvaterra de Miño
Castro of San MiguelA Estrada
Castro of Santa TregaA Guarda
Castro da CroaPonteareas
Castro of TroñaPonteareas
Castro da FozaraPonteareasAlso known as castro da Cividade.
Castro of XiánGondomar
Castro dos CubosTui

See also

  • List of castros in Asturias
  • List of castros in Cantabria
  • List of castros in Castile and León
  • List of castros in the Basque country
  • Castro culture
  • Castros in Spain
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