List of castros in Galicia
This is a list of castros in Galicia (Spain), ordered by provinces.
Province of A Coruña
[edit]| Name | Location | Image | Occupation Date | Observations |
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| Castriño de Conxo | Conxo, Santiago de Compostela | |||
| Castro of A Cidá | Carreira, Ribeira |  |
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| Castro of Achadizo | Boiro | |||
| Castro of Agrafoxo | Rois | |||
| Castro of Agronovo | Vedra | |||
| Castro of Ameás | Abegondo | |||
| Castro of Alvedro | Culleredo | |||
| Castro of Ancos | Neda | |||
| Castro of Armental | Cambre | |||
| Castro of Bardaos | Tordoia | |||
| Castro of Baroña | Baroña, Porto do Son |  |
4th B.C. a 1st D.C. c.[clarification needed] | Maritime castro, situated on a peninsula. It had two walls and remain 20 circular and oval houses. |
| Castro of Borneiro | Cabana de Bergantiños |  |
4th century a.C.[clarification needed] | |
| Castro of Brañas | Toques | |||
| Castro of Calvario | Narón | |||
| Castro Castelo dos Mouros | Ferrol |  |
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| Castro Croa de Fontá | Ferrol |  |
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| Castro A Croa de San Pedro de Leixa | Ferrol |  |
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| Castro of Duei | Rois | |||
| Castro of Elviña | Elviña |  |
3rd B.C. c. | |
| Castro of Fraís | Cambre | |||
| Castro of Gosende | Cambre | |||
| Castro of A Graña | Toques | |||
| Castro of Illobre | Vedra | |||
| Castro of Lobadiz | Ferrol |  |
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| Castro Lupario | Rois |  |
Also known as Castro of Beca. | |
| Castro of Marzán | Vedra | |||
| Castro of Meirás | Sada | |||
| Castro of Meixigo | Cambre | |||
| Castro of Moares | Rois | |||
| Castro of Neixón Grande | Boiro | .jpg) |
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| Castro of Neixón Pequeno | Boiro | |||
| Castro of Oca | Coristanco | |||
| Castro of Oín | Rois | |||
| Castro of Papoi | Ferrol |  |
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| Castro of Picadizo | Rois | |||
| Castro of Porto de Baixo | Carreira, Ribeira |  |
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| Castro of Punta dos Prados | Ortigueira |  |
Also known as Castro of Espasante. | |
| Castro of Pravio | Cambre | |||
| Castro of Sésamo | Culleredo | |||
| Castro of Sigrás | Cambre | |||
| Castro of Socastro | Rois | |||
| Castro of Sueiro | Culleredo | |||
| Castro of Vigo | Cambre | |||
| Castro of Vilar de Castro | Rois | |||
| Castro of Vilela | Ferrol |
Province of Lugo
[edit]| Name | Location | Image | Occupation Date | Observations |
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| 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 |  |
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| Castro of Cadeiras | Sober | |||
| Castro of Castelo | Cervo | |||
| Castro of Castromaior | Portomarín |  |
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 |  |
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| Castro of Codesido | Vilalba | |||
| Castro of Donalbai | Begonte | |||
| Castro of Duarría | Castro de Rei | |||
| Castro of Fazouro | Foz |  |
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| 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 | .jpg) |
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| Castro of Vilar | Folgoso do Courel | |||
| Castro of Vilaselán | Ribadeo | |||
| Castro of Zoñán | Mondoñedo |  |
Province of Ourense
[edit]| Name | Location | Image | Occupation Date | Observations |
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| 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 |  |
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| 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
[edit]| Name | Location | Image | Occupation Date | Observations |
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| Castro of Casasoa | Rodeiro | |||
| Castro of Centelle | Rodeiro | |||
| Castro of Covelo | Covelo | |||
| Castro of Devesa | Rodeiro | |||
| Castro of Donramiro | Lalín | |||
| Castro of O Facho de Donón | Cangas do Morrazo | Important Gallaecian-Roman sanctuary where was worshiped to the god Berobreo. Is the site where it found a greater number of votive interests of the entire Iberian Peninsula. | ||
| Castro of Maceira | Covelo | |||
| Castro of the San Martiño Island | Cíes Islands, Vigo | |||
| Castro of Monte da Guía | Vigo | |||
| Castro of Vigo | Vigo |  |
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| Castro of O Castelo | Viana do Bollo | |||
| Castro of Mouriscados | Mouriscados, Mondariz | |||
| Castro of Pinceiras | Gondomar | |||
| Castro of Pontellas | O Porriño | |||
| Castro of San Amaro | Salvaterra de Miño | |||
| Castro of San Miguel | A Estrada | |||
| Castro of Santa Trega | A Guarda |  |
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| Castro da Croa | Ponteareas | |||
| Castro of Troña | Ponteareas |  |
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| Castro da Fozara | Ponteareas | Also known as castro da Cividade. | ||
| Castro of Xián | Gondomar | |||
| Castro dos Cubos | Tui |
See also
[edit]- List of castros in Asturias
- List of castros in Cantabria
- List of castros in Castile and León
- List of castros in the Basque country
- Castro culture
- Castros in Spain