List of castros in Galicia facts for kids

A castro is an old fortified village or settlement. These villages were built by people who lived in the Iberian Peninsula (where Spain and Portugal are today) thousands of years ago, especially during the Iron Age. They are often found on hills or high places, making them easy to defend.

This list shows many castros found in Galicia (Spain), a region in northwest Spain. They are grouped by province.

Province of A Coruña

Name	Location	Image	When it was used	Cool Facts
Castriño de Conxo	Conxo, Santiago de Compostela
Castro of A Cidá	Carreira, Ribeira
Castro of Achadizo	Boiro
Castro of Agrafoxo	Rois
Castro of Agronovo	Vedra
Castro of Ameás	Abegondo
Castro of Alvedro	Culleredo
Castro of Ancos	Neda
Castro of Armental	Cambre
Castro of Bardaos	Tordoia
Castro of Baroña	Baroña, Porto do Son		From the 4th century BC to the 1st century AD	This castro is right by the sea on a small piece of land sticking out into the water. It had two walls for protection, and you can still see the remains of 20 round or oval houses.
Castro of Borneiro	Cabana de Bergantiños		From the 4th century BC
Castro of Brañas	Toques
Castro of Calvario	Narón
Castro Castelo dos Mouros	Ferrol
Castro Croa de Fontá	Ferrol
Castro A Croa de San Pedro de Leixa	Ferrol
Castro of Duei	Rois
Castro of Elviña	Elviña		From the 3rd century BC
Castro of Fraís	Cambre
Castro of Gosende	Cambre
Castro of A Graña	Toques
Castro of Illobre	Vedra
Castro of Lobadiz	Ferrol
Castro of Lupario	Rois			Also known as Castro of Beca.
Castro of Marzán	Vedra
Castro of Meirás	Sada
Castro of Meixigo	Cambre
Castro of Moares	Rois
Castro of Neixón Grande	Boiro
Castro of Neixón Pequeno	Boiro
Castro of Oca	Coristanco
Castro of Oín	Rois
Castro of Papoi	Ferrol
Castro of Picadizo	Rois
Castro of Porto de Baixo	Carreira, Ribeira
Castro of Punta dos Prados	Ortigueira			Also known as Castro of Espasante.
Castro of Pravio	Cambre
Castro of Sésamo	Culleredo
Castro of Sigrás	Cambre
Castro of Socastro	Rois
Castro of Sueiro	Culleredo
Castro of Vigo	Cambre
Castro of Vilar de Castro	Rois
Castro of Vilela	Ferrol

Province of Lugo

Name	Location	Image	When it was used	Cool Facts
Castro da Igrexa de Cazán	Xermade
Castro da Torre	Folgoso do Courel
Castro das Quenllas de O Forno	Guitiriz
Castro of Abuíme	O Saviñao
Castro of Ameixende	Castro de Rei
Castro of Arroxo	Sober
Castro of Arroxo da Fonsagrada	A Fonsagrada
Castro of Baroncelle	Abadín
Castro of Belesar	Vilalba
Castro of Burela	Burela
Castro of Cadeiras	Sober
Castro of Castelo	Cervo
Castro of Castromaior	Portomarín	Camino de Santiago (Frances) on the north side facing walls of the Castro.	From the 4th century BC to the 1st century AD	The Castro of Castromaior is a very important old site in this part of Spain. It has a main area at the top, with other parts connected by ditches, protective banks, and walls. This formed a settlement with five houses. People lived here from the 4th century BC to the 1st century AD. Recent digs have found three different times people lived here. The oldest homes were made of plants, and the newest was a strong house built when the Romans started to conquer the area.
Castro of Ceranzos	Xove
Castro of Santa María de Cervantes	Cervantes
Castro of Codesido	Vilalba
Castro of Donalbai	Begonte
Castro of Duarría	Castro de Rei
Castro of Fazouro	Foz
Castro of Formigueiros	Samos
Castro of Gondaísque	Vilalba
Castro of Gundivós	Sober
Castro of Ladra	Vilalba
Castro of Moncelos	Abadín
Castro of Morgadán	Carballedo
Castro of Penas Agudas	Xove
Castro of Rueta	Cervo
Castro of San Ciprián	Cervo
Castro do Torrillón	Xove
Castro of Xoibán	Lugo
Castro of Viladonga	Castro de Rei
Castro of Vilar	Folgoso do Courel
Castro of Vilaselán	Ribadeo
Castro of Zoñán	Mondoñedo

Province of Ourense

Name	Location	Image	When it was used	Cool Facts
Castro of A Coroa	A Rúa
Castro of O Grou	A Xironda, San Salvador, Cualedro			This one is actually in a town in Portugal, right next to the border.
Castro dos Mallos	Rebordondo, San Martiño, Cualedro		Iron Age / Roman times
Castro of Montes	Montes, Santa Baia, Cualedro		Iron Age	Also known as A Cidá.
Castro of Carzoá	Carzoá, San Roque, Cualedro		Iron Age / Roman / Medieval times	Also known as A Cidá.
Castro of As Chairas	Lucenza, Santa María, Cualedro
Castro of Montecelo	Lucenza, Santa María, Cualedro		Iron Age
Castro da Igresiña dos Mouros	Lucenza, Santa María, Cualedro		Iron Age
Castro of Saceda	Lucenza, Santa María, Cualedro		Iron Age	Also known as A Cidá.
Castro of San Millao	San Millao, San Millao, Cualedro		Iron Age	Also known as A Cidá.
Castro of Armeá	Augas Santas, Allariz
Castro of Castromao	Celanova
Castro of Vilachá	Boborás
Castro of Meimón	Boborás
Castro of Astureses	Boborás
Castro of Moldes	Boborás
Castro da Cameixa	Boborás
Castro of San Cibrao de Lás	Las, San Amaro		From the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD	Also known as A Cidade (The City), this is one of the biggest castros in all of Galicia.
Castro of San Tomé	Ourense
Castro of Torre da Cidá	Nogueira de Ramuín
Castro of Baños de Banga	O Carballiño
Castro of San Facundo	O Carballiño
Castro of Cornedo	O Carballiño
Castro of Orros	O Carballiño			Also known as A Cidá
Castro of Outeiro de Castro	O Carballiño
Castro of Souteliño	O Carballiño
Castro do Coto do Mosteiro	Lobás, O Carballiño			Parts of this castro have been dug up by archaeologists.
Castro of Ventosela	Ribadavia
Castro de Santa Cristina	Ribadavia
Castro of Trelle	Toén
Castro of Taboadela	Taboadela
Castro of Sande	Cartelle
Castro of Reádegos	Vilamarín

Province of Pontevedra

Name	Location	Image	When it was used	Cool Facts
Castro of Casasoa	Rodeiro
Castro of Centelle	Rodeiro
Castro of Covelo	Covelo
Castro of Devesa	Rodeiro
Castro of Donramiro	Lalín
Castro of O Facho de Donón	Cangas do Morrazo			This was an important place of worship for the Gallaecian and Roman people, where they honored the god Berobreo. It's where the most ancient offerings (votive interests) have been found in the whole Iberian Peninsula!
Castro of Maceira	Covelo
Castro of the San Martiño Island	Cíes Islands, Vigo
Castro of Monte da Guía	Vigo
Castro of Vigo	Vigo
Castro of O Castelo	Viana do Bollo
Castro of Mouriscados	Mouriscados, Mondariz
Castro of Pinceiras	Gondomar
Castro of Pontellas	O Porriño
Castro of San Amaro	Salvaterra de Miño
Castro of San Miguel	A Estrada
Castro of Santa Trega	A Guarda
Castro da Croa	Ponteareas
Castro of Troña	Ponteareas
Castro da Fozara	Ponteareas			Also known as castro da Cividade.
Castro of Xián	Gondomar
Castro dos Cubos	Tui

See also

• List of castros in Asturias
• List of castros in Cantabria
• List of castros in Castile and León
• List of castros in the Basque country
• Castro culture
• Castros in Spain