Castro de Ovil
Castro de Ovil is an archaeological site in Paramos, Espinho, Aveiro District. Castro de Ovil is situated nearby to the railway stop Monte de Paramos railway halt, as well as near the town Paços de Brandão.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lsilva1969, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monte de Paramos railway halt and Church of São Tiago de Silvalde.
Monte de Paramos railway halt
Railway stop
Photo: JP Ribeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte de Paramos railway halt is a railway stop, which is situated 530 metres northwest of Castro de Ovil.
Church of São Tiago de Silvalde
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of São Tiago de Silvalde is situated 1½ km north of Castro de Ovil.
Silvalde-Vouga railway halt
Railway stop
Photo: JP Ribeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Silvalde-Vouga railway halt is a railway stop, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Castro de Ovil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paços de Brandão and São Paio de Oleiros.
Paços de Brandão
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paços de Brandão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, and Aveiro District. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 3.56 km2. Paços de Brandão is situated 2½ km east of Castro de Ovil.
São Paio de Oleiros
Town
Photo: Dreis, Public domain.
São Paio de Oleiros is a Portuguese parish, located in the town of Santa Maria da Feira. The population in 2011 was 4,069, in an area of 3.91 km2. The only hospital of the town of Santa Maria da Feira was once located in São Paio de Oleiros, after the opening of a bigger hospital in municipality, Feira, in the late 1990s, the hospital of São Paio de Oleiros was closed. São Paio de Oleiros is situated 2½ km northeast of Castro de Ovil.
Rio Meão
Town
Photo: Rui T. Pinto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rio Meão is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira. The population in 2011 was 4,931, in an area of 6.68 km2. Rio Meão is situated 4 km southeast of Castro de Ovil.
Castro de Ovil
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: building in Espinho Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal
- Categories: hillfort, cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Paramos, Espinho, Aveiro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.97903° or 40° 58′ 45″ northLongitude
-8.62086° or 8° 37′ 15″ westElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
8CGHX9HH+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 753718877OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Castro de Ovil” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ovilgo kastroa”
- Catalan: “Castre d’Ovil”
- Portuguese: “Castro de ovil”
- Portuguese: “Castro de Ovil”
- Spanish: “Castro de Ovil”
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