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<< Text Pages >> Castro Castroeiro - Castro or Chafurdão in Portugal in Vila Real

Submitted by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 08 September 2010  Page Views: 2392

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro Castroeiro Alternative Name: Castro de Crastoeiro
Country: Portugal
NOTE: This site is 4.862 km away from the location you searched for.

Distrito: Vila Real Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Mondim de Basto  Nearest Village: Campos
Latitude: 41.414680N  Longitude: 7.92945W
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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Castro Castroeiro is a Castro in the community of Mondim de Basto near the town of Mondim de Basto, District of Vila Rea, in North Portugal.

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Re: Castro de Crastoeiro by Anonymous on Monday, 01 April 2019
I have found, if you're doing searches about this, the best spelling to use is 'Castro Castroeiro'.

Not only is it a nice Iron Age Celtic castro, but there is some very nice rock art, spirals and the like.
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