List of castros in Galicia
This is a list of castros in Galicia (Spain) , ordered by provinces.
Province of A Coruña
Province of Lugo
Name
Location
Image
Occupation Date
Observations
Castro da Igrexa de Cazán
Xermade
Castro da Torre
Folgoso do Courel
Castro das Quenllas de O Forno
Guitiriz
Castro of Abuíme
O Saviñao
Castro of Ameixende
Castro de Rei
Castro of Arroxo
Sober
Castro of Arroxo da Fonsagrada
A Fonsagrada
Castro of Baroncelle
Abadín
Castro of Belesar
Vilalba
Castro of Burela
Burela
Castro of Cadeiras
Sober
Castro of Castelo
Cervo
Castro of Castromaior
Portomarín
Camino de Santiago (Frances) on the north side facing walls of the Castro.
4th Century B.C. to 1st Century A.D.
The Castro of Castromaior is one of the most important archaeological sites of the peninsular Northwest.
There are a top enclosure that have attached others delimited by pits, parapets and walls forming a settlement of 5 (houses).
Inhabited from S. IV B.C. to the I A.D. The recent excavations have discovered up to three different occupations, the most ancient with vegetable houses and the last one a strong house, in the beginning of the Roman conquest.
Location (DD): 42.83309, -7.719837
~5.5 miles (8.85 km) west of Portomarin
Castro of Ceranzos
Xove
Castro of Santa María de Cervantes
Cervantes
Castro of Codesido
Vilalba
Castro of Donalbai
Begonte
Castro of Duarría
Castro de Rei
Castro of Fazouro
Foz
Castro of Formigueiros
Samos
Castro of Gondaísque
Vilalba
Castro of Gundivós
Sober
Castro of Ladra
Vilalba
Castro of Moncelos
Abadín
Castro of Morgadán
Carballedo
Castro of Penas Agudas
Xove
Castro of Rueta
Cervo
Castro of San Ciprián
Cervo
Castro do Torrillón
Xove
Castro of Xoibán
Lugo
Castro of Viladonga
Castro de Rei
Castro of Vilar
Folgoso do Courel
Castro of Vilaselán
Ribadeo
Castro of Zoñán
Mondoñedo
Province of Ourense
Name
Location
Image
Occupation Date
Observations
Castro of A Coroa
A Rúa
Castro of O Grou
A Xironda, San Salvador, Cualedro
Actually in the Portuguese municipality bordering Montalegre.
Castro dos Mallos
Rebordondo, San Martiño, Cualedro
Iron Age / Roman
Castro of Montes
Montes, Santa Baia, Cualedro
Iron Age
Also known as A Cidá .
Castro of Carzoá
Carzoá, San Roque, Cualedro
Iron Age / Roman / Medieval
Also known as A Cidá .
Castro of As Chairas
Lucenza, Santa María, Cualedro
Castro of Montecelo
Lucenza, Santa María, Cualedro
Iron Age
Castro da Igresiña dos Mouros
Lucenza, Santa María, Cualedro
Iron Age
Castro of Saceda
Lucenza, Santa María, Cualedro
Iron Age
Also known as A Cidá .
Castro of San Millao
San Millao, San Millao, Cualedro
Iron Age
Also known as A Cidá .
Castro of Armeá
Augas Santas, Allariz
Castro of Castromao
Celanova
Castro of Vilachá
Boborás
Castro of Meimón
Boborás
Castro of Astureses
Boborás
Castro of Moldes
Boborás
Castro da Cameixa
Boborás
Castro of San Cibrao de Lás
Las , San Amaro
2nd B.C. to 2nd D.C.
Also known as A Cidade , this is one of the largest castros in Galicia.
Castro of San Tomé
Ourense
Castro of Torre da Cidá
Nogueira de Ramuín
Castro of Baños de Banga
O Carballiño
Castro of San Facundo
O Carballiño
Castro of Cornedo
O Carballiño
Castro of Orros
O Carballiño
Also known as A Cidá
Castro of Outeiro de Castro
O Carballiño
Castro of Souteliño
O Carballiño
Castro do Coto do Mosteiro
Lobás, O Carballiño
Partially excavated
Castro of Ventosela
Ribadavia
Castro de Santa Cristina
Ribadavia
Castro of Trelle
Toén
Castro of Taboadela
Taboadela
Castro of Sande
Cartelle
Castro of Reádegos
Vilamarín
Province of Pontevedra
See also
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