Citânia de Briteiros

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Iron Age hillfort archaeological site castro

Citânia de Briteiros is a major Iron Age hillfort and archaeological site in northern Portugal, renowned for its well-preserved stone dwellings and Castro culture remains.

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Citânia de Briteiros canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age hillfort ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
castro ⓘ
abandoned around 1st century AD ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
culturalContext Castro culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gallaecian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredBy Francisco Martins Sarmento NERFINISHED ⓘ
earliestOccupation around 3rd century BC ⓘ
excavatedBy Francisco Martins Sarmento NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstExcavation late 19th century ⓘ
hasFeature acropolis area ⓘ
baths complex ⓘ
circular houses ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ
defensive towers ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
ditches ⓘ
gateways ⓘ
granaries ⓘ
house compounds ⓘ
inscribed stone slabs ⓘ
paved streets ⓘ
pedra formosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
rectangular houses ⓘ
stone dwellings ⓘ
terraced platforms ⓘ
urban layout ⓘ
water supply system ⓘ
hasMuseum Museu da Citânia de Briteiros NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Monument of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1910 ⓘ
locatedIn Cávado River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
civil parish of Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia NERFINISHED ⓘ
district of Braga NERFINISHED ⓘ
municipality of Guimarães NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Ave River NERFINISHED ⓘ
city of Guimarães NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Monte de São Romão NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy Sociedade Martins Sarmento NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
region Minho NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance major reference site for Castro culture studies ⓘ
one of the best-preserved hillforts in northern Portugal ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ

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Guimarães → hasLandmark → Citânia de Briteiros ⓘ