Spain · 4th century BC
Castro of Borneiro ranks #4,202 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #173 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 350 BC, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 15 atlas entries founded in the 4th century BC. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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.
Text adapted from “Castro de Borneiro” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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