CASTRO DE A FORCA

About this heritage

The Castro de A Forca is a place that transports us to the heart of the Iron Age.

Around the 4th century BC, the castrexas communities built this small fortified settlement at the beginning of the ascent to Mount Santa Trega. Its function was twofold: residential and defensive, a safe refuge for its inhabitants.

Walking through the site, we can still appreciate remains of two houses with paved courtyards, and circular and rectangular floor plan houses settled directly on the rock. Every detail tells us about the daily life of these people, their ingenuity, and adaptation to the terrain.

Unlike other nearby castros, the Roman footprint here is very scarce, which allows us to imagine the place as it was known by its first inhabitants.

It is estimated that the Castro de A Forca was occupied for approximately two centuries and was peacefully abandoned. Probably, its inhabitants moved to the large Castro de Santa Trega, thus continuing their history in another neighboring site.

Today, walking these stones connects us with those ancient settlers, inviting us to imagine how they lived, worked, and defended their home more than two thousand years ago.