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<< Text Pages >> Castro do Cotarel - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Galicia

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro do Cotarel
Country: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Ourense  Nearest Village: Valenca
Latitude: 42.043636N  Longitude: 8.660402W
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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 5.9km WNW 284° Petroglifo de Real Seco Rock Art
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 8.7km NE 50° Castro de A Revolta Castro or Chafurdão
 9.3km WNW 289° Mámoa dos Cotareles Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 9.3km ENE 57° Castro de Pedrabuxiña Castro or Chafurdão
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 10.7km WNW 287° Chan do Portugués 2 Round Barrow(s)
 10.7km WNW 287° Chan do Portugués 1 Round Barrow(s)
 11.0km NNW 336° Petroglifos Auga da Laxe* Rock Art
 11.0km NW 318° Castro de Pinceiras Castro or Chafurdão
 11.1km NNW 337° Petróglifos dos Bromús Rock Art
 11.2km W 279° Mámoa de Pinzás Round Barrow(s)
 11.6km NE 40° Castro de Ataúde Castro or Chafurdão
 12.9km WNW 298° Castro de Pedra Moura Castro or Chafurdão
 12.9km NE 44° Castro de O Pomar de Suso Castro or Chafurdão
 13.1km W 266° Laberinto de Monte Lousado Petroglifo Rock Art
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 13.9km NE 36° Dolmen de O Couso Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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