Castro of San Cibrao de Las
San Cibrao de Las hill fort (Castro de San Cibrao de Las) is an archeological place in Galicia, Spain. It is a hill fort of the so-called castro culture. It has not been a single castle but a whole fortifies town or village. The place was inhabited from second century BC to second century AD. It flourished during the first century, at the beginning of the Roman rule in Galicia.[1]
The ruins are located on a 473 m high hill. They cover an area 384 m long and 314 m wide. Unlike in the other hill forts of the area, there are a lot of straight walls an less rounded structures.[2]
References
^ "Castro de San Cibrán de Lás (Lansbricae) - Parque Arqueolóxico da Cultura Castrexa". Galicia Maxica. Retrieved 8 July 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Castro de San Cibrao de Las – Punxín". Galicia Enteira. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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External links
- El castro de San Cibrao de Las dispone de una guía para divulgar su patrimonio arqueológico
Coordinates: 42°21′36″N 8°01′55″W / 42.3600°N 8.0319°W / 42.3600; -8.0319
