<< Text Pages >> Castro da Illa do Mar - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Galicia
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro da Illa do MarCountry: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: La Coruña Nearest Village: Porto do Son
Latitude: 42.661752N Longitude: 9.042842W
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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Castro in Galicia
Castro da Illa do Mar is a Castro in the community of Porto do Son, Province of La Coruña, region of Galicia
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