Picoña Castle
The Picoña Castle is a Portuguese medieval fortification now situated in the Spanish municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia. The castle, now in ruins, dates back to the early period of Portuguese independence and was constructed over a previous Callaeci fort.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igrexa de San Xoán de Randín and Capela do Santo Antonio.
Igrexa de San Xoán de Randín
Church
Igrexa de San Xoán de Randín is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Picoña Castle.
Capela do Santo Antonio
Church
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela do Santo Antonio is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Picoña Castle.
Igreja Paroquial de Tourém
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Tourém is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Picoña Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tourém and Rubiás.
Tourém
Village
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
Tourém is a village and parish in the municipality of Montalegre in the far north of Portugal. The main part of the territory of the parish stretches as a small peninsula of Portuguese land within Spanish territory. Tourém is situated 3 km northwest of Picoña Castle.
Rubiás
Hamlet
Rubiás is a village in the municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galiza, Spain. The census for 2019 showed that the town has 58 people, with 29 men and 29 women. Rubiás is situated 3½ km northeast of Picoña Castle.
Santiago de Rubiás
Hamlet
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
Santiago de Rubiás is a village in Spain, located in the municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia. The census for 2007 showed 65 inhabitants. Santiago de Rubiás is situated 4½ km northeast of Picoña Castle.
Picoña Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: Medieval fortification in Calvos de Randín, Ourense
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.89216° or 41° 53′ 32″ northLongitude
-7.86634° or 7° 51′ 59″ westElevation
932 metres (3,058 feet)Open location code
8CHJV4RM+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8986289015OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3391302
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Portuguese—“Picoña Castle” goes by many names.
- Galician: “castelo da Picoña”
- Galician: “Castelo da Picoña”
- Portuguese: “Castelo da Piconha”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de piconha”
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