<< Our Photo Pages >> Casola do Foxo - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Spain in Galicia
Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Saturday, 22 March 2014 Page Views: 7578
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Casola do FoxoCountry: Spain
NOTE: This site is 1.71 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Galicia Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Village: Maus de salas
Latitude: 41.918386N Longitude: 7.946996W
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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Alta-Falisa visited on 11th Mar 2014 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 A superb monument set in an exceptional site, in a thinly populated region. It is indeed far from everything, but really worth a visit, being accessible by car on asphalted roads all the way.
Casola do Foxo is a most elegant dolmen, set up in a most splendid environment, and enjoying a most serene quietness, away from any town or road of importance.
The lake, albeit artificial, adds a lot to the magic of the place.
The coordinates given are exact.
There is no signpost anywhere, but the lake and in particular the dam are unmistakable landmarks.
Really, instead of coming by car, the best would be, if it wasn't so time consuming, to come on foot or on a horse, so out of time being the villages and hamlets of the whole region !
You may come over Requiás (Portugal), on the Southern shore of the lake, but I recommend to come over Maus de Salas (Spain), on Northern shore. If needed, ask for your way out of the maze of narrow streets (provided you find somebody – Spanish or maybe Portuguese spoken, please).
About 0.8 km after the village of Maus de Salas, at a T-junction, take the left branch – it leads to the lake. The road is paved or asphalted all the way to the dam, and beyond.
(About 50 m before the dam, on the right-hand side, at about 30 m from the road, you'll see a first dolmen : Casiña da Moura – see separate entry).
Casola do Foxo is about 150 m after the dam, on the left of the road – you cannot overlook it.
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