A Roda stone circle
A Roda is a Bronze Age stone circle located in the municipality of Barreiros, in Galicia, Spain. It is the first structure of this kind —a henge, an almost circular or oval structure consisting of a hollow surrounded by a ditch and an embankment— to be discovered and investigated on the Iberian Peninsula, although similar structures have since been identified in other parts of Galicia.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: stone circle in Barreiros, Spain
- Also known as: “A Roda henge”, “Círculo Lítico da Roda”, “Henge da Roda”, “Henge de Roda”, and “Roda henge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igrexa de Santiago de Reinante and Praia de Arealonga.
Igrexa de Santiago de Reinante
Church
Photo: Agremon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igrexa de Santiago de Reinante is a church, which is situated 320 metres northwest of A Roda stone circle.
Praia de Arealonga
Beach
Photo: Agremon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Praia de Arealonga is a beach, which is situated 2 km north of A Roda stone circle.
Beach of Lóngara
Beach
Photo: Agremon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beach of Lóngara is situated 3 km northwest of A Roda stone circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include O Souto and Remourelle.
Remourelle
Hamlet
Photo: Agremon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Remourelle is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of A Roda stone circle.
O Mondigo
Locality
Photo: Agremon, CC BY-SA 2.1 es.
O Mondigo is a locality, which is situated 4 km southeast of A Roda stone circle.
A Roda stone circle
- Categories: henge, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Ribadeo, Lugo, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.53952° or 43° 32′ 22″ northLongitude
-7.16924° or 7° 10′ 9″ westOpen location code
8CMJGRQJ+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 291619253OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q31283162
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Spanish—“A Roda stone circle” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Henge von Roda”
- Catalan: “Henge de Roda”
- French: “Henge de Roda”
- Galician: “A roda”
- Galician: “henge de Roda”
- Galician: “Henge de Roda”
- German: “Henge von Roda”
- Spanish: “A roda”
- Spanish: “Henge de a roda”
- Spanish: “Henge de roda”
- Spanish: “Henge de Roda”
- “Henge de Roda”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cemiterio de Reinante and Praza Santiago de Reinante.
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