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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Casiña da Moura Alternative Name: Casiña dos MourosCountry: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Village: Maus de Salas
Latitude: 41.927676N Longitude: 7.941968W
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: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Casiña da Moura has been re-erected here, somewhat arbitrarily, when the dam was built. The choice isn't very happy. In this scarcely populated region, there would have been plenty of suitable isolated spots on the other side of the dam -- and at respectful distance from Casola do Foxo (see separate entry).
Casiña da Moura is a dolmen which, originally, was in the valley now submerged by water since the construction of the dam (Embalse de Salas).
There is no signpost anywhere, but the lake and in particular the dam are unmistakable landmarks.
The easiest access is over Maus de Salas, on the Northern shore of the lake. If needed, (provided you find somebody – Spanish or maybe Portuguese spoken, please) ask for your way out of the maze of narrow streets, but the village is not that large.
About 0.8 km after the village, 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.
The dolmen has been re-erected about 50 m before the dam, at about 30 m on the right side of the road.
Note : There is another dolmen : "Casola do Foxo" (see separate entry), absolutely splendid, on the other end of the dam, about 150 m after the other end of the dam, on the left of the road. A real must !
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