Porto do Son
| Concello de Porto do Son | |
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| Nickname(s): O Son | |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 95.18 km2 (36.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 10,039 (INE) |
| • Density | 105.47/km2 (273.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CET (UTC+2) |
Porto do Son (Galician pronunciation: [ˈpɔɾto ðo ˈsoŋ]) is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Porto do Son is in fact a collection of coastal towns and villages in the “ria de Muros e Noia” and as such is not just a town itself, but a municipality encompassing other towns including Portosín. The area is around 16 miles by 4 miles and has many beaches along with some famous Celtic ruins, the castro (i.e., "hill fort") called the "Castro de Baroña".
[edit] Castro de Baroña
Just south of the fishing village of "Porto do Son" there are the 2000-year old ruins of a Celtic fort at "Castro de Baroña". These ruins were only rediscovered in 1933 and are protected as a Spanish "Artistic Heritage" site. Local legend states that any person who sees the image or shape of a lion's head in the Castro de Baroña rock formations will be chosen to join the rebirth of the Celtic Clan of Baroña.[citation needed]
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Castro de Baroña
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Coordinates: 43°09′00″N 9°07′00″W / 43.15000001°N 9.11666667667°W
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