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<< Text Pages >> Castro da Olga - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Galicia

Submitted by holger_rix on Saturday, 12 December 2015  Page Views: 501

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro da Olga
Country: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Lugo  Nearest Village: Meira
Latitude: 43.274253N  Longitude: 7.290269W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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 2.8km WSW 240° Castro de Gueimonde (San Mamede) Castro or Chafurdão
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 8.0km SW 215° Dolmen de Mazoy* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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 12.9km SSW 194° Castro de Hermunde Castro or Chafurdão
 14.8km SSW 201° Castro de Andión Castro or Chafurdão
 14.9km SSW 212° Castro de Viladonga* Castro or Chafurdão
 15.0km SSW 192° Castro da Poula Castro or Chafurdão
 16.0km N 350° Castro de Lindin Castro or Chafurdão
 16.4km WSW 254° Castro de O Castro (Cospeito) Castro or Chafurdão
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 17.6km ENE 57° Castro de Taramundi Ancient Village or Settlement
 17.6km ENE 58° Os Castros de Taramundi Castro or Chafurdão
 17.7km SE 133° Castro e Sauna de Castañoso Castro or Chafurdão
 18.2km SE 145° Mámoas do Chao da Cruz Barrow Cemetery
 18.7km WNW 304° Castro de Baroncelle Castro or Chafurdão
 18.8km NW 304° Castro de Terraxís Castro or Chafurdão
 18.9km NE 40° Castro de Coas do Castro Castro or Chafurdão
 18.9km NNW 334° Castro de Zoñán Castro or Chafurdão
 18.9km NE 40° Os Castros (Salcido) Castro or Chafurdão
 19.4km NE 49° Necrópole do Monte A Xunqueira Barrow Cemetery
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