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

Submitted by holger_rix on Saturday, 19 December 2015  Page Views: 575

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro de Lira
Country: Spain Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Santiago de Compostella  Nearest Village: Carnota
Latitude: 42.798392N  Longitude: 9.132063W
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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 1.4km E 97° Castro Torre dos Mouros* Castro or Chafurdão
 2.8km ENE 75° Castro de Mallou Castro or Chafurdão
 2.9km E 87° Petróglifos do Outeiro do Filladuiro* Rock Art
 3.2km E 88° Petróglifos das Laxiñas Rock Art
 3.3km ENE 76° Petróglifos do Outeiro dos Corvos* Rock Art
 3.3km ESE 102° Petroglifos de Chan de Atrás Rock Art
 3.3km E 89° Petróglifos de Porta Ventosa Rock Art
 4.1km E 97° Petroglifos da Pedra Cabalgada Rock Art
 4.2km E 99° Petroglifos da Laxa do Depósito Rock Art
 4.3km SE 143° Petroglifos do Monte Naraío 1 Rock Art
 4.4km NE 48° Petróglifo de Carnota Rock Art
 4.7km SE 142° Petroglifos do Monte Naraío 2 Rock Art
 4.8km ESE 114° Castro de Ventín Castro or Chafurdão
 4.8km ENE 60° Petróglifo da Laxe Escrita* Rock Art
 4.9km E 80° Cova da Bruxa Petróglifos* Rock Art
 5.0km E 101° Petroglifos de Morosa do Paso Rock Art
 5.5km ESE 110° Petroglifos de As Laxiñas Rock Art
 5.5km SE 127° Laxe das Rodas* Rock Art
 5.6km ESE 116° Castro de Miraflores Castro or Chafurdão
 5.8km SE 131° Petroglifos de Laxes das Cruces Rock Art
 5.9km SE 133° Petroglifos de Sistamares Rock Art
 6.0km SE 127° Petroglifos de Abrigo das Cruces Rock Art
 6.5km SE 144° Petroglifos das Pedras Louras Rock Art
 6.7km NE 47° Petróglifos das Camposas Rock Art
 7.0km SE 127° Petroglifos de O Cruceiro Rock Art
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