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Castro de Troña

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Ponteareas

Lugar de Pías (Santa Mariña)
36895 Ponteareas Pontevedra
Spain

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Oval enclosure with ample terraces to the west and a large ditch to the east. This castro (a hillfort settlement) was most likely occupied many centuries ago, but the remains of the structures date back to around 600 BCE, because this was when stone began to be used for construction. Like many others in Galicia, this castro reached its peak during the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. It measures approximately 200 metres east to west by 150 metres north to south. It has a complex defensive system composed of an outer wall, a ditch and a rampart. The wall varies in width from 1.5 to 5.5 metres and is between 2 and 5 metres high. It has a tower on the east part, one of the only examples of its kind in the northwest of the peninsula. The entrance of the hillfort has an 18-metre deep and 10-metre wide ditch dug into the rock and currently it is used as a path that gives access to the castro. Two small gaps in the rampart protect the northeast part of the castro. Made of earth and stone, they are 6 metres long and 3 metres high. Around 30 houses of circular, oval, square and rectangular shapes have been excavated on this site. An important part of the castro is the Serpe de Troña, a petroglyph depicting a serpent in a heraldic pose. It is carved into the vertical face of a stone in one of the houses
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Chiffres de protection
Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC)
Obstacles
Las propias del terreno. El acceso a la cumbre es por una rampa de tierra y piedra. Para caminar entre los restos hay rampas o escalones de piedra naturales, de difícil acceso para personas con movilidad reducida
Classification / Typologie
Castro, asentamiento fortificado
Intérêt paysager des environs
Modéré
Description de l'environnement
Rural
Lieu de dépôt
Museo Provincial y Museo de Ponteareas
Organisme responsable
Concello de Ponteareas
Propriété
Mixte
Degré d'altération
Sous
Causes de destruction/altération
Actividad forestal, agrícola, pistas y carreteras. Construcciones varias
État de conservation
Bon