Castro de Baroña
Castro de Baroña is a castle in Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia. Castro de Baroña is situated nearby to the hamlet A Igrexa, as well as near O Dique.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castro de Baroña and Igrexa de San Pedro de Baroña.
Castro de Baroña
Archaeological site
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Castro de Baroña is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in the parish of Baroña, a municipality of Porto do Son in the province of A Coruña. The settlement, surrounded by two walls and containing twenty roundhouses that still remain today, was built on a peninsula and inhabited from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. Castro de Baroña is situated 1½ km southwest of Castro de Baroña.
Igrexa de San Pedro de Baroña
Church
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
Igrexa de San Pedro de Baroña is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of Castro de Baroña.
Praia de Fonforrón
Beach
Photo: Irimz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Praia de Fonforrón is a beach, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Castro de Baroña.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Igrexa and O Dique.
Porto do Son
Town
Photo: Ostiudo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porto do Son is a town, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Castro de Baroña.
Castro de Baroña
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Castro de Barona”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.70685° or 42° 42′ 25″ northLongitude
-9.02369° or 9° 1′ 25″ westElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
8CJGPX4G+PGGeoNames ID
11979883
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