Fraga da Pena (furnaces Algodres) (*) - Magnificent Bronze Age Village of Beira Interior
February 15, 2011 by Castile
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The Fraga da Pena, in the municipality of furnaces Algodres, is a giant granite tor, 750 meters elevation, that uplifts, admirably, near the top of the western slope of the Ribeira Muxata, which fits in a didactic fault .
The Fraga da Pena is a geomonumento which overlooks comprehensive overview
The highly rugged character of the whole cliff, steep slope and the slope provides good natural defense and is an exceptionally prominent in the landscape, which overlooks a vast panorama to the Cordillera Central. The site itself is a magnificent geomonumento.
Taking advantage of the natural features of the site, fortifications were built structures (thick walls, sometimes exceeding three feet), forming two small adjoining precincts. Also near the Fraga da Pena, outside the walls, were found traces of occupation.
Fraga da Pena-Village of the Bronze Age 4000 years
The town of Fraga da Pena is the Bronze Age and occupation was relatively short time between 2200 and 2000ac., Ie about 200 years.
Booty collected in Fraga da Pena
Among the immense collection stand out containers bell, the most important in the Beira Alta utensils that were used by the elite, being objects of prestige.
Collected is still chipped stone tools, grinding wheels manuals, polished stone axes, a tool of copper and a small anthropomorphic idol.
Function of the Fraga Castro Pena
The materials collected, the magnificent location of the site, with great emphasis on the landscape, lead us to believe that the similarity of the Village of Old Castle (**) in the Numão Ash would have a special character, contributing to the demarcation and control the region and to strengthen the identity of the local community.
For those who like archeology and landscape Fraga da Pena is a hotspot.
5 Notable Places near Fraga da Pena
Anta's Tenement (*)
Santiago Castro (*)
Village Algodres with your picture (*)
Set in medieval monuments of Largo (Aguiar da Beira) (*)
Castle Celorico Beira (*)
Good Trip!
Site magnificent without doubt! I have been there and loved it!