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Castro of Borneiro
🇪🇸 Spain
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. It is a textbook example from that period, and has been the focus of several excavations and alterations to accommodate visitors.
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Castro of Borneiro ranks #4,158 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #177 of the 602 mapped in Spain. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castro of Borneiro?
Castro of Borneiro stands in Spain, at 43.19472°, -8.95278°.
How famous is Castro of Borneiro?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,158 of 8,134 worldwide, and #177 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castro of Borneiro?
Tower of A Penela, about 8 km away.
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