Spain · 1st century
Aquis Querquennis ranks #3,509 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #136 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 75, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 33 atlas entries founded in the 1st century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,205 times in the last 60 days, more than 56% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Braga, 60 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
Aquis Querquennis is a Roman fort in Ourense Province, Galicia. It was constructed circa 69-79 AD to house soldiers building the Via XVIII and was occupied by the Legio VII Gemina until that unit was posted to Dacia in 120 AD and the fort abandoned. The fort was rediscovered in the 1920s and some excavations carried out by local archaeologist Florentino López Cuevillas. In 1949 the site was flooded by construction of the As Conchas reservoir. Since 1975 excavations have been carried out on the fort during periods when the reservoir level falls.
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