Castro da Malhó

Old iron age fortified village protected by three rows of walls embedded in the rocky hills reinforced with additional defense systems, ditches and fields of stones embedded. Within the walls are traces of dwellings.

Contacts


Ardãos
5460-100,Ardãos

    Characteristics


  • Difficult external parking
  • Archeological sites
  • Visitable (no guide)
  • True

Monuments near Castro da Malhó

Cruzeiro do Forno


Cruise in granite with a sundial, decorated with volutes, surrounded in the forend and the cross.

Calvário de Ardãos


Located on a high point, next to the village of Ardãos, offers a unique perspective on this rural cluster and the Terva Valley.

Caminho de Ardãos / Pindo


Section of ancient Roman road which linked Bracara Augusta (Braga) to Asturica Augusta (Astorga) through Aquae Flaviae (Keys), with traces of paved floors and …

Capela de Santo António


Chapel dedicated to St. Anthony, on the main façade has a portal flanked by two rectangular cracks in the stretch and horizontal gable a slender Bell Tower sur…

Castro da Murada da Gorda


Ancient fortified village typical of the iron age, still boasts a defensive system consisting of a line of walls, with small sections that end in abundant crag…

Castro do Muro de Cunhas


Ancient fortified village, characteristic of the iron age, where are still visible parts of two lines of walls, lined, and a complementary defence system of em…

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