<< Our Photo Pages >> Castro de Borneiro - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Galicia
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro de Borneiro Alternative Name: A Citá, A Cidá, A Cibdá de Borneiro, A CibdáCountry: Spain
NOTE: This site is 0.544 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Coruña Nearest Village: Borneiro
Latitude: 43.194602N Longitude: 8.952372W
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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LeGuMa visited on 1st Jul 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Parking space close to the main road, then a short walk up hill to the area. There are walking paths to other ancient places close by. No service what so ever. Amazing view to the west from the site, in spite of all trees and bushes which are reclaiming the surroundings.
Jansold visited on 21st Aug 2008 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 4
It is believed by its C-14 dating to be one of the earliest Castros found in Galicia. It was excavated several times (in the 30's, late 60's and 80's) yielding many objects that have helped us to better understand the life of the Iron Age Celtic Spanish dwellers. The findings include: millstones, whetstones, metal molds, pottery in a very fragmented state, needles, rings, fibulae, knives, daggers, sickles, etc...
The settlement is located on the top of a small 200m high hill covered by reforested eucaliptus. It presents an oval perimeter protected by a significant rampart with an external ditch. Currently 75% of the total area of the Castro has been unearthed, with a total of 36 different structures. Some structures have also been found outside the ramparts.
To find this Castro, take the road LC-430 from Laxe to Baio. The Castro is signposted and can be accessed to the left near the bridge over the river "Os Muiños".
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