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Os Castros

Montoxo · Cedeira · A Coruña

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Fortified settlement in Montoxo, Cedeira, 194 m above sea level, 6.3 km from Cedeira.

Os Castros ou Castro de Alcaiás é un castro situado en Montoxo, Cedeira. É un castro de cumio fortificado cunha soa liña defensiva e foxo. Ten forma circular duns 50 metros de diámetro e antecastro ao norte. Atopáronse un puñal de entenas, un machado da Idade do Bronce, e un torque de ouro (Torque da Capelada). Segundo Federico Maciñeira foi descuberto por un labrego no ano 1919 ou 1920 no lugar coñecido como Chao do Agueiro, preto da Pena do Sol.

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What it is Hillfort

Elevation here ≈ 194 m · Terrain Tiles

Nearest town Cedeira, 6.3 km away

People in the municipality 6,573 (2025) · IGE

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