Aldeia das Madanelas (Vestígios)

The few dozens South of Chapel of SR. dos Aflitos, in a sheltered, between the ribeira chã de Lamas of Miro and Corga of Hanged remain visible traces of old buildings. Are still evident several houses of rectangular plant and foursquare, in ruins, some of them with more than half a meter tall. Part of the structures were based on granitic outcropping. Access was made by a road coming from North empedrado. The plague is one of the reasons for the abandonment of this site, it is said that part of the inhabitants died and the remaining founded the village of Linharelhos. Near the ruins of the village of Madanelas, and along the road that connects to the chapel of SR. dos Aflitos is a granitic outcrop in the vertical, where was carved a "picture frame". The toponym is "sale Corga" and there were posted all notices to the population read when spent. The village of Madanelas this is actually more a place of historical and patrimonial value that like other settlements were abandoned without knowing the real reason. Regarding the frame, might or might not have connection with the village, because the road that connected to the same was also next to penedo. Having regard to the toponym "Corga of Sale", we can put the hypothesis here have existed a small sale, or tavern.