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<< Text Pages >> Castro do Alto da Medoña - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Galicia

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro do Alto da Medoña Alternative Name: Castro da Estea (Vigo)
Country: Spain
NOTE: This site is 1.258 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Vigo  Nearest Village: Nigrán
Latitude: 42.172060N  Longitude: 8.79867W
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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 1.3km SE 143° Petroglifo de las Medoñas Rock Art
 1.5km NE 52° Petroglifo en San Miguel de Oia Rock Art
 2.7km ENE 77° Petróglifo de Fragoselo Rock Art
 3.7km ESE 102° Castro de Chandebrito Castro or Chafurdão
 4.8km WSW 238° Petróglifo As Penisas Pequenas* Rock Art
 5.1km E 90° Castro do Monte Alba Castro or Chafurdão
 5.7km ENE 66° Petróglifo das Millaradas Rock Art
 6.0km NE 53° Petróglifo dos Redondelos Rock Art
 7.3km SSE 147° Castro de Pinceiras Castro or Chafurdão
 8.2km ESE 121° Petroglifos Auga da Laxe* Rock Art
 8.2km ESE 120° Petróglifos dos Bromús Rock Art
 8.2km S 180° Castro de Pedra Moura Castro or Chafurdão
 8.8km NE 41° Poblado do Castro Ancient Village or Settlement
 9.0km SSW 202° Petróglifos do Outeiro dos Lameiros* Rock Art
 9.4km E 90° Mámoas d´As Xunqueiras Barrow Cemetery
 9.6km NE 47° Castro de Monte da Guía Castro or Chafurdão
 9.7km NE 47° Castro de Alcabre Castro or Chafurdão
 9.7km N 0° Petroglifo do Cristo da Laxe Rock Art
 10.3km N 8° Castro de Aldán Castro or Chafurdão
 10.6km E 88° Mámoa de Meixoeiro* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 11.1km ESE 110° Castro de Herville Castro or Chafurdão
 11.2km S 174° Chan do Portugués 1 Round Barrow(s)
 11.3km S 174° Chan do Portugués 2 Round Barrow(s)
 11.5km SSE 167° Mámoa dos Cotareles Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 11.6km ENE 72° Mamoa III de Rebullón Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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