Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace
Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)·Castro Culture·🇪🇸 Galicia, A Coruna, Spain
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About Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace
Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace in Galicia, A Coruna, Spain is a Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE) ancient village attributed to Castro Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 5 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 42.6979N -9.0445E controls access to Galicia, A Coruna resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-village for Galicia, A Coruna, illustrating Castro Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 400 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)
- Culture
- Castro Culture
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction of Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1006 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
42.6979° N · 9.0445° W · 26 m · 3 mapped features
Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace — Main Ancient-Village Feature
rock artPrimary rock art at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
42.6998° N · 9.0465° WCastro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
hydraulicAncillary hydraulic at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
42.6977° N · 9.0434° WCastro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
necropolisOutlier necropolis panel linked to Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
42.6988° N · 9.0428° W