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

Submitted by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 08 September 2010  Page Views: 1836

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro da Cidade
Country: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Ourense  Nearest Village: Xinzo de Limia
Latitude: 42.061000N  Longitude: 7.723W
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
2
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Castro da Cidade is a Castro in the parish of Morgade, community of Xinzo de Limia, Province of Ourense, region of Galicia
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