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<< Text Pages >> Monte Altu - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Asturias

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Monte Altu
Country: Spain Region: Asturias Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Oviedo
Latitude: 43.373362N  Longitude: 5.870172W
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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 4.2km NNE 30° El Castiellu (Villapérez) Castro or Chafurdão
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 5.9km ENE 63° El Cuetu (Llugones) Castro or Chafurdão
 6.1km W 263° La Pranadera Castro or Chafurdão
 6.4km S 179° Cueva de Entrecueves Cave or Rock Shelter
 6.7km SW 230° Cuevas de La Lluera Cave or Rock Shelter
 7.4km SSE 160° El Picu la Corona Castro or Chafurdão
 7.5km SSE 150° Abrigo de La Viña Cave or Rock Shelter
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 7.7km SE 142° El Picu la Viña Castro or Chafurdão
 8.1km S 178° Cueva de Los Murciélagos (Fresneo) Cave or Rock Shelter
 8.2km WNW 298° El Picu Ruedes Castro or Chafurdão
 8.5km W 279° Cueva de Las Mestas Cave or Rock Shelter
 8.8km W 265° Cueva de Godulfo Cave or Rock Shelter
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 9.2km WNW 290° Cueva Oscura de Ania Cave or Rock Shelter
 9.3km S 189° El Picu Llera Castro or Chafurdão
 10.0km ESE 109° Cuetu La Pila Castro or Chafurdão
 10.1km WSW 242° El Picu'l Coritu Castro or Chafurdão
 10.4km SW 224° Peña Constancio Castro or Chafurdão
 10.8km NW 307° Cueva de La Paloma Cave or Rock Shelter
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