Cruceiro da Illa dos Ratos

Cruceiro da Illa dos Ratos is a wayside cross in Catoira, Pontevedra, Galicia. Cruceiro da Illa dos Ratos is situated nearby to the church Capela de Santiago de Oeste, as well as near the archaeological site Oeste Towers.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oeste Towers and Capela de Santiago de Oeste.

Oeste Towers

Archaeological site

Photo: freecat, CC BY 2.0.

The Oeste Towers are the ruins of a medieval castle in Catoira, Galicia, Spain, located at the head of the Ría de Arousa, in the river Ulla estuary. The towers remaining today are the ruins of Castellum Honesti, and played an important role in the defense of Santiago de Compostela from Viking attacks. Oeste Towers is situated 240 metres southeast of Cruceiro da Illa dos Ratos.

Capela de Santiago de Oeste

Church

Capela de Santiago de Oeste

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Capela de Santiago de Oeste is a church, which is situated 240 metres south of Cruceiro da Illa dos Ratos.

Catoira (train station)

Railway station

Catoira (train station)

Photo: MarcosEire, CC BY 4.0.

Catoira (train station) is a railway station, which is situated 710 metres south of Cruceiro da Illa dos Ratos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include O Progreso and A Ponte.

O Progreso

Hamlet

Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 3.0.

O Progreso is a hamlet.

A Ponte

Hamlet

Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.

A Ponte is a hamlet.

Catoira

Village

Photo: Lameiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Catoira is a village.

Cruceiro da Illa dos Ratos

Type: Wayside cross
Denomination: Catholic
Category: historic site
Location: Catoira, Pontevedra, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

42.67864° or 42° 40′ 43″ north

Longitude

-8.72637° or 8° 43′ 35″ west

Open location code

8CJHM7HF+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9138116836

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

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