Hillfort

Castro de Formigueiros

Formigueiros · Samos · Lugo

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Iron Age settlement in Formigueiros, Samos, 777 m above sea level, 2.2 km from the Camiño Francés.

O castro de Formigueiros é un poboado castrexo da Idade de Ferro situado preto do lugar da Airexa, na parroquia de Formigueiros, no concello lucense de Samos. Está a 785 metros sobre o nivel do mar, encravado no extremo occidental da serra do Édramo, que fai de divisoria entre os concellos de Samos ao norte e O Incio ao sur.

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Facts

Period Castro culture

What it is Settlement

Elevation here ≈ 777 m · Terrain Tiles

Nearest town Sarria, 9.4 km away

Way of St James Camiño Francés, 2.2 km away

People in the municipality 1,162 (2025) · IGE

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Getting there by bus

Formigueiros721 m away
Sarria E.A.-San Eufrasio · Sarria E.A.-San Eufrasio · O Incio-Sarria E.A. · O Incio-Sarria E.A.
VEIGA DE ABAIXO953 m away
Sarria E.A.-San Eufrasio · Sarria E.A.-San Eufrasio · O Incio-Sarria E.A. · O Incio-Sarria E.A.

Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.

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Getting there by bus

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