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<< Text Pages >> Castro do Castelo - Castro or Chafurdão in Spain in Galicia

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castro do Castelo
Country: Spain
NOTE: This site is 0.679 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Galicia Type: Castro or Chafurdão
Nearest Town: Ourense  Nearest Village: Allariz
Latitude: 42.185000N  Longitude: 7.798W
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
2
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Castro in Galicia

Castro do Castelo is a Castro in the community of Allariz, Province of Ourense, region of Galicia
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PONT MEDIEVAL D'ALLARIZ (Galícia, agost de 2021)
Iglesia de Santo Estevo
En las calles de Allariz
Entering  Plaza  Mayor, Calle  Vilanova, Allariz, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Pretty  Planter, Plaza  Mayor, Allariz,  Ourense, Galicia,  Spain
Fine  Façade,  Plaza Mayor  Allariz,  Galicia,  Spain

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