Hillfort
O Castro da Frouxeira
Sancovade · Vilalba · Lugo
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Fortified settlement in Vilalba, 462 m above sea level, 2.2 km from the Camiño do Norte.
O Castro da Frouxeira ou castro de Sancovade, é un castro situado no lugar da Frouseira, na parroquia de Sancovade, no concello lucense de Vilalba.
Descrición
Ten un tamaño de 8.450 m² e consérvase a dobre muralla defensiva da parte sur.
Arqueoloxía
Non se ten noticia de que se realizasen campañas arqueolóxicas. Na actualidade non está visitable.
Outros artigos
Cultura castrexa Castros da provincia de Lugo
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Facts
Period Castro culture
What it is Fortified enclosure
Also known as O Castro da Frouxeira
Elevation here ≈ 462 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Vilalba, 2.1 km away
Way of St James Camiño do Norte, 2.2 km away
People in the municipality 13,946 (2025) · IGE
Getting there by bus
- A Frouseira (marquesiña)154 m awayVilalba E.A.-A Fontevella · Vilalba E.A.-A Fontevella
- A Frouseira173 m awayVilalba E.A.-Lugo E.A. · VILALBA E.A.-LUGO E.A. · A Granda (casa Plácido)-Vilalba E.A. · Vilalba E.A.-A Granda (casa Plácido)
- CATRO CAMIÑOS779 m awayVilalba E.A.-O Barreiro (Santo) · Vilalba E.A.-O Barreiro (Santo) · CATRO CAMIÑOS-VILALBA E.A. · CEIP Manuel Mato Vizoso-Fábrica láctea (cruzamento)
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 ↗.
