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<< Text Pages >> Castro da Illa do Santo do Mar - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Galicia

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro da Illa do Santo do Mar
Country: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Santiago de Compostella  Nearest Village: Pontevedra
Latitude: 42.349640N  Longitude: 8.753947W
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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 1.7km SE 132° Castro Monte Castelo de Ardán Castro or Chafurdão
 3.1km NE 56° Castro das Pedreiras Castro or Chafurdão
 3.4km NE 41° Castro da Brea Castro or Chafurdão
 4.6km ESE 105° Mámoa de Chan de Gagán Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 5.0km NE 36° Petróglifos de Mogor* Rock Art
 5.1km NE 38° Castro de O Monte (Mogor) Castro or Chafurdão
 5.2km NE 45° Castro da Subidá Castro or Chafurdão
 5.4km E 93° Chan de Armada Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 5.7km SE 126° Chan de Arquiña* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 5.7km N 351° Castro de Dorrón Castro or Chafurdão
 5.9km E 90° Mámoas de Outeiro de Ombra* Barrow Cemetery
 6.2km E 82° Mámoa de Pedralonga* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 6.6km W 260° Castro de Udra Castro or Chafurdão
 6.8km E 82° Mamoa del Rey* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 6.8km E 81° Mámoa de Chan de Castiñeiras 2 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 6.8km E 81° Mámoa de Chan de Castiñeiras 4* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 7.2km ENE 58° Complexo Rupestre de Piñeiral de Caeiro Rock Art
 7.4km NW 324° Pedrafita de Padriñán Standing Stone (Menhir)
 7.4km NE 54° Complexo Rupestre do Pornedo Rock Art
 7.6km NE 52° Espazo Arqueológico dos Sete Camiños Rock Art
 7.6km ENE 57° Petróglifo dos Sete Camiños Rock Art
 8.3km WNW 300° Castro de Punta Elmo Castro or Chafurdão
 8.4km SE 145° Petroglifo de A Pegada de San Pedro Rock Art
 8.5km ENE 59° Petróglifos Outeiro da Mina Rock Art
 8.6km SSE 148° Petroglifo da Borna Rock Art
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