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<< Our Photo Pages >> Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão - Henge in Portugal in Guarda

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Tuesday, 10 September 2019  Page Views: 1633

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Country: Portugal
NOTE: This site is 1.372 km away from the location you searched for.

Distrito: Guarda Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Vila Nova de Foz Côa  Nearest Village: Freixo de Numão
Latitude: 41.072555N  Longitude: 7.192501W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
4 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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Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann : the remains of the massive tower in the circles centre. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Castelo Velho (Portugese for old castle) is probably a sun/fire sanctuary used in the late Neolithic and the early Copper Age. It is situated on a high plane over the two rivers Douro and Cóa. The sanctuary forms a stone ring with the remains of a massive tower in the centre of the ring. Outside the ring some smaller stone circles/rings can be found. These look like archaic fireplaces.

From this very interesting site you have a wonderful view over the landscape to the mountains across the border to spain.
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Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann : Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão, Site in Guarda Portugal (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann : blueprint of the site.

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann : Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão, Site in Guarda Portugal. With the moon over the site.

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann : Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão, Site in Guarda Portugal

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann : the remains of the massive tower in the circles centre.

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann : view from the Castelo Velho site.

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann : another small stonering.

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann : the remains of the main massive tower

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann : the archaic "fireplaces", Site in Guarda Portugal

Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão
Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão submitted by KaiHofmann

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