Castro de Borneiro
Castro de Borneiro is an archeological site in Galicia, Spain. A castro is an iron-age walled settlement, or oppidum, and the site is an example of remnants of the Castro culture in Northern Spain which dates as far back as the 9th century BCE, though this site was inhabited from the 4th to the 1st century BCE.Photo: Hardebits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Cabana de Bergantiños (Spain)
- Also known as: “A Cibdá” and “Castro of Borneiro”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igrexa de San Xoán de Borneiro and Dolmen of Dombate.
Igrexa de San Xoán de Borneiro
Church
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igrexa de San Xoán de Borneiro is a church, which is situated 530 metres south of Castro de Borneiro.
Dolmen of Dombate
Archaeological site
Photo: Piquito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dolmen of Dombate is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km west of Castro de Borneiro.
Capela da Nosa Señora do Carme do Briño
Church
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela da Nosa Señora do Carme do Briño is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Castro de Borneiro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Briño and San Fins.
San Fins
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
San Fins is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northeast of Castro de Borneiro.
A Igrexa
Hamlet
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A Igrexa is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northeast of Castro de Borneiro.
Castro de Borneiro
- Categories: hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cabana de Bergantiños, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.19456° or 43° 11′ 40″ northLongitude
-8.9522° or 8° 57′ 8″ westOpen location code
8CMH52VX+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 332400381OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2513122
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Castro de Borneiro” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Borneiroko kastroa”
- Catalan: “Castre de Borneiro”
- Dutch: “Castro de Borneiro”
- Galician: “Castro da Cibdá”
- Galician: “Castro de Borneiro”
- German: “Castro de Borneiro”
- Portuguese: “Castro de Borneiro”
- Spanish: “Castro de Borneiro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cemiterio de Borneiro and Castelo de Borneiro.
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