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<< Text Pages >> Castro de Valbón - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Galicia

Submitted by johnstone on Monday, 27 January 2020  Page Views: 328

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro de Valbón
Country: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Lugo  Nearest Village: Sarria
Latitude: 42.703570N  Longitude: 7.300678W
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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 12.6km ESE 112° Castro de Meiraos Castro or Chafurdão
 13.1km WNW 285° Castro da Chanca Castro or Chafurdão
 13.4km SE 135° Castro da Torre* Castro or Chafurdão
 13.5km N 353° Castro de Armea (Sarria) Castro or Chafurdão
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 14.0km WNW 300° Castro das Paredes Castro or Chafurdão
 14.1km NNE 31° Castro de Guilfrei Castro or Chafurdão
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 14.4km ESE 117° Castro de Piñeira Castro or Chafurdão
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 14.6km SE 136° Castro de A Torre Castro or Chafurdão
 14.6km NNW 335° Castro de Goián Castro or Chafurdão
 15.1km ESE 116° Castro da Devesa do Rei Castro or Chafurdão
 15.2km ENE 63° Castro da Coroa (Sinllán) Castro or Chafurdão
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