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El Barco De Valdeorras
Parada De Sil

San Vítor de Barxacova Chapel and Necropolis

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El Barco De Valdeorras
Parada De Sil

San Vítor de Barxacova Chapel and Necropolis

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San Vítor de Barxacova Chapel and Necropolis

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    1. Mao River Boardwalk – Conceliñas Medieval Bridge loop from A Eirexa

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    2. Mao River Boardwalk – Conceliñas Medieval Bridge loop from A Eirexa

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    3. Mao River Boardwalk – Conceliñas Medieval Bridge loop from A Eirexa

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    April 11, 2023

    This necropolis is an exceptional testimony of hermitage and one of the most important in the northwest of the peninsula, for the early medieval period, X-XI centuries.

    The research work revealed the existence of a chapel and more than 40 tombs excavated in the rock, divided into three different sectors.

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      July 4, 2022

      A small hike from the parking lot nearby after following the signs for a "necrópolis" in the surroundings of Río Mao

        March 16, 2024

        The chapel and necropolis of San Vítor de Barjacoba (in Galician, Capela e necropole de San Vítor de Barxacova) is an archaeological complex located in the town hall of Parada de Sil, formed by the remains of a medieval chapel and a necropolis with excavated anthropomorphic tombs in stone.
        Many pieces of kitchen pottery were found, a conrad of Sancho IV of León, a real de vellón of Enrique II of Castile, and a ceiti of Alfonso V of Portugal.

        In one of the chapel's tombs a fragment of a human tibia appeared.

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          Location: Parada De Sil, El Barco De Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain

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