Castro de Palheiros
Castro de Palheiros is an archaeological site in União das freguesias de Noura e Palheiros, Murça Municipality, Vila Real District. Castro de Palheiros is situated nearby to the tourism office Castro dos Palheiros, as well as near the peak Fragas de Maria Rita.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Murça, Portugal
- Also known as: “Fragada do Castro”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palheiros and Vila Boa.
Vila Boa
Village
Vila Boa is a former civil parish and village in the municipality of Mirandela. It had 9,33 km² of area and 90 inhabitants. It was established on 22 April 1957 after leaving the Franco parish and in 28 January 2013 it merged with Franco once more to form the new Franco e Vila Boa parish. Vila Boa is situated 3 km east of Castro de Palheiros.
Candedo
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Candedo is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Castro de Palheiros.
Castro de Palheiros
- Categories: cultural heritage, hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Noura e Palheiros, Murça Municipality, Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.40304° or 41° 24′ 11″ northLongitude
-7.38036° or 7° 22′ 49″ westOpen location code
8CHJCJ39+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4807730846OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q66815297
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In Other Languages
“Castro de Palheiros” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Castro de Palheiros”
- Portuguese: “Crasto de Palheiros”
- Portuguese: “Fraguedo de Palheiros”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castro dos Palheiros and Fragas de Maria Rita.
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