<< Our Photo Pages >> Castro de Baroña - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Galicia
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro de BaroñaCountry: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Santiago Compostela Nearest Village: Baroña
Latitude: 42.694614N Longitude: 9.031749W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The "Cultura Castreña" ("Castreña Culture") brought by the Celt tribes meant the arrival of the Iron age to the NW area of the Iberian peninsula and is widely accepted to have started as soon as S. VII BC and lasted until after Roman conquest in S.II-IV AD. Castros (s. Castro) are a kind of settlement relatively common in northwestern Spain, composed of a fortified area (quite similar to the Irish or Scottish Stone Forts, but sligthly bigger in area) with a multitude of stone round huts inside it. In some later castros the Roman influence may be seen in rectangular/square buildings within the settlement.
The Castro is built in an striking rocky peninsula linked to the mainland by a small sandy isthmus. The settlement primary defensive structure is composed of two 60 mt long strong ramparts while the secondary defense line is made of a triple staircased rampart which allows access to the dwelling area through a single entrance.
The settlement is divided in two by yet another rampart set orthogonally to the defensive grid.
If you are in Galicia, do not miss it. This one and the "Castro de Viladonga" in Lugo are two of the finest examples you will find.
PS: Latitude and Longitude are approximate data obtained through multimap. Do not expect you GPS to guide you to the middle of the Castro with it. You will find it signposted in the C-550 road.
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