Castro de Sabroso

Also on a hill (278m/912ft), a short distance from Citânia de Briteiros, are the remains (less well preserved) of another prehistoric settlement, the Castro de Sabroso, which gets its name from the massive surrounding wall of dressed stone. Sabroso, which was also excavated by Francisco Martins Sarmento, is older and smaler than Briteiros. There are remains of numerous circular huts on this site, too, some of them with a block of stone in the middle which may have supported the roof.