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 Silvalde.

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.

Paramos railway halt

Railway stop

Photo: Rui T. Pinto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Paramos railway halt is a railway stop, which is situated 1½ km west of Castro de Ovil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silvalde and Paços de Brandão.

Silvalde

Town

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Silvalde is a town.

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.

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″ north

Longitude

-8.62086° or 8° 37′ 15″ west

Elevation

47 metres (154 feet)

Open location code

8CGHX9HH+JM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 753718877

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

11820749

Wikidata ID

Q9706885

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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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