Castro Santa Trega
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member monticola
N 41° 53.566 W 008° 52.197
29T E 510788 N 4637878
Uno de los conjuntos castreños mejor conservados de la península. One of the best preserved Celtic in the peninsula.
Waymark Code: WM701A
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 08/12/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
Views: 18

See English version below

El poblado de Santa Trega (o Santa Tecla) ubicado en lo alto del monte del mismo nombre, cerca de la población de A Guarda (Pontevedra, España), domina la desembocadura del río Miño que sirve de frontera natural entre España y Portugal. Ocupa una gran extensión de la cual sólo se ha excavado una pequeña parte. Se descubrió en 1913, a consecuencia de las obras de la carretera y, desde entonces, se han llevado a cabo varias campañas de excavación y consolidación de los restos, además de haberse creado un Museo Arqueológico con las piezas halladas en el castro. En el momento de su máximo esplendor, entre los siglos I aC y I dC, debió albergar entre 3000 y 5000 personas.

English version

The town of Santa Trega (or Santa Tecla) is located at the top of the mountain of the same name, near the town of Guarda (Pontevedra, Spain), overlooking the mouth of the Miño River that serves as a natural border between Spain and Portugal. It occupies a large area of which has been excavated only a small part. It was discovered in 1913 as a result of the works of the road, and since then have been carried out several campaigns of excavation and consolidation of the remains, in addition to having created an Archaeological Museum with pieces found in the castro. At their best, between centuries I BC and AD, he had to accommodate between 3,000 and 5,000 people.

Admission Fee (local currency): 0.8

Condition: Partially Reconstructed

Opening days/times: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed

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