Castroserracín - Cairn in Spain in Castilla y León
Submitted by ernar on Wednesday, 21 September 2005 Page Views: 6718
Site Name: Castroserracín Alternative Name: Tumulo de CastroserracínCountry: Spain
NOTE: This site is 42.994 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Castilla y León Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Sepulveda Nearest Village: Castroserracin
Latitude: 41.391700N Longitude: 3.7919W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Commanding the small village of Castroserracín from a nearby hill, you can find the remains of what looks like and ancient megalith. With a significant wedge-shaped tumulus 20 mts long and 15 meters across, some features can still be identified: A depression in the middle which looks like a burial chamber with 5 orthostats still present, what looks like two parallel orthostats almost buried forming a corridor and the ruin of a small building - probably added recently - west of the chamber. The vestigial corridor points straight to the east, where a depression between mountains can be found in the far horizon.
The site boasts other interesting features, like the remains of two concentric walls surrounding the tumulus and what looks like a settlement or field system of some sort to the south. I have been unable to get data regarding dates and purposes of the whole complex.
Finding it is a nice challenge. Locating the town of Sepúlveda will be easy. From there, follow the SG-241 until you reach the little village of Castroserracín which will be at the right side of the road. Cross the whole village and take a road turning sharply to the right just at the end of Castroserracín. This road (which does not appear on my Michelin Guide) will lead you through a small cluster of trees, after that the road will climb the hill and an earthen track will appear to your right once you reach the top. Follow it for 300-400m and the tumulus will be seen on the top of the hill to your right.
Once you climb there, enjoy. The views and the scenery are breathtaking!
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