Lantañón: Archaeology, Heritage and Routes

Lantañón stretches along the Vilanoviña–Portas provincial road. Pena Lantañón offers another point of reference: the archaeological site lies on a hill and on the surrounding slopes along the ridge of the Sierra de Moroza. This gives you two distinct ways to locate it: the road axis describes Lantañón, while the elevation identifies the site’s location.

The area, hill and landscape

The area around the site is characterized by woodland, scrubland and a quarry. Together with the hill, slopes and ridge, these features create a specific landscape description in which different landforms and landscape elements sit side by side. This means Lantañón can be understood not only through its road axis, but also through the location of Pena Lantañón in the Sierra de Moroza.

Archaeological traces

Pena Lantañón is an archaeological site with a large ceramic scatter in Lantañón, in the parish of Paradela in Meis. It is culturally attributed to the Chalcolithic, or Bronze Age. Two aspects are important to this classification: the ceramic scatter describes the nature of the finds, while the cultural attribution indicates the time period. Thus, the archaeological significance of Pena Lantañón is central, with the hill and its surroundings providing the landscape context.

Historic points of reference

The Cruceiro de Lantañón is located in Lantañón, in the parish of Santa María de Paradela in Meis. The historic Lantañón fortress is in Santa María de Paradela, which today belongs to the municipality of Meis. According to historical descriptions, the fortress was surrounded by a moat and could be reached by a wooden drawbridge. When considering these points of reference, it is helpful to keep their different emphases in mind: the Cruceiro is associated with the named place and parish, while the moat and drawbridge belong to the historical description of the fortress.

On foot and by bike

Several details about the EP-8004 are relevant for getting around on foot. The 2.50-meter-wide footpath between Lantañón and Vilanoviña runs level with the roadway. A completed pedestrian connection runs through the neighborhoods of Lantañón and Vilanoviña along the final section of the EP-8004 Caldas–Vilanoviña. The details emphasize different things: the footpath description gives its width and position relative to the roadway, while the connection description gives its route through the neighborhoods. You can sort the information according to the feature that matters for your plans.

A mountain bike route also starts in Lantañón: “Lantañón–Vilanoviña–Mosteiro–Meis Departure.” It passes through La Goulla, Mosteiro, San Lorenzo, Romay and a BMX course. The route was uploaded by users and is dated January 2012; check the route details independently before setting out. For planning purposes, this route description differs from the information about footpaths: here, the starting point and the place names are important, while the footpath information gives the width, its level relative to the roadway and its route through the neighborhoods.

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