null Excavation history - Alto da Cruz do Castro

Alto da Cruz do Castro

The return to the hillforts

_Historia de las excavaciones

Last third of the 19th century

Primeras noticias relatadas por Manuel Murguía sobre la existencia de dos concheros ubicados al este y oeste del yacimiento.

2008-2010

During these years, three annual archaeological campaigns took place, consisting of explorations and areas opened in the interior of the main site and on the adjacent platform. During the 2009 campaign, a gold earring, one of the site’s most significant pieces, was discovered.

2014

Clearing work funded by Pontevedra Provincial Council.

2017

Signage of the archaeological heritage of the Borough of Cerdedo-Cotobade, which includes this hillfort, funded by the Xunta de Galicia.