Hillfort

Castro dos Gafos

Doniños · Ferrol · A Coruña

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Fortified settlement in Doniños, Ferrol, 179 m above sea level, 3.7 km from Ferrol.

Castro dos Gafos ou Coto dos Mouros é un castro de cumio fortificado situado no monte de Valón en Ferrol. Está situado na ladeira do monte de Valón, no acceso aos vales de Serantes e Doniños. O castro é un recinto de forma irregular cunha extensión das defensas de case 300 metros. Ten dobre liña defensiva separa por un foxo de menos de 2 metros. No interior do castro foron construídos nos inicios de 1800 edificios para a defensa de Ferrol.

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What it is Hillfort

Elevation here ≈ 179 m · Terrain Tiles

Nearest town Ferrol, 3.7 km away

People in the municipality 64,903 (2025) · IGE

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Getting there by bus

PEREIRO189 m away
Valón (estrada)-San Felipe · Valón (estrada)-San Felipe
Rotonda de Valon230 m away
Praza de España-Claudina · Praza de España-Claudina
Valón (núcleo)469 m away
Mercado de San Xulián-San Felipe · Valón (estrada)-Claudina · Praza de España-Claudina · Valón (núcleo)-Praza da Graña

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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