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<< Text Pages >> Castro de A Forca - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Galicia

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro de A Forca
Country: Spain
NOTE: This site is 0.151 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão

Latitude: 41.901359N  Longitude: 8.86658W
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
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 1.0km SSW 193° Castro de Santa Tegra* Castro or Chafurdão
 1.5km SSE 165° Castro de Saa (A Guarda) Castro or Chafurdão
 2.6km SSW 196° Pedra do Abellón Standing Stone (Menhir)
 4.0km SSE 147° Mamoa de Aspra Round Barrow(s)
 4.3km NNW 344° Petróglifo do Alto da Campana Rock Art
 4.5km SE 145° Castro do Coto da Pena Castro or Chafurdão
 5.4km N 3° Petróglifo da Fonte do Home Rock Art
 6.2km N 8° Petróglifo do Outeiro da Xiasta Rock Art
 6.7km N 7° Petróglifo do Regueiro do Cabalo Rock Art
 7.3km N 352° Castro de Xián Castro or Chafurdão
 9.2km NNE 24° Petróglifos de Barrio Novo Rock Art
 10.3km S 173° Anta da Barrosa* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 10.5km SSE 169° Dólmen de Vile Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 12.0km N 358° Petróglifos da Pedreira Rock Art
 12.4km N 358° Petróglifo do Río Vilar Rock Art
 12.8km S 175° Cividade de Âncora ou Castro da Cividade Castro or Chafurdão
 13.8km N 357° Petróglifo do Alto da Pousadela Rock Art
 15.5km NNE 15° Laberinto de Monte Lousado Petroglifo Rock Art
 16.9km S 180° Castro da Corôa Castro or Chafurdão
 17.2km N 9° Pedra do Acordo Standing Stone (Menhir)
 17.2km N 358° Petróglifos Pedra Lan Rock Art
 17.9km E 98° Castro de São Martinho Castro or Chafurdão
 18.6km NNE 19° Mámoa de Pinzás Round Barrow(s)
 19.1km E 85° Cividade do Cossourado Castro or Chafurdão
 19.5km E 100° Castro do Coto de Ouro ou Alto da Cidade Castro or Chafurdão
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