Cividade de Âncora

The Cividade de Âncora (also known as Cividade de Afife) is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in Afife and Âncora, at the border of the municipalities of Viana do Castelo and Caminha [1]. The Cividade was built during the Iron Age (2nd Century BCE) and was occupied up to the Romanization of Hispania (1st Century CE) [1]. The Cividade was first dug in 1880 by Francisco Martins Sarmento and the last intervention was in 2013 [1]. The Cividade was built on the Monte da Suavidade ("Hill of Softness"), overseeing the Âncora River [1]. The hill has a maximum height of 187 metres (614 ft) and is 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) from the sea [1]. The Cividade's cemetery was located within the residential section of the Cividade [1]. The houses were of circular and oval shape, made of stone walls and ceilings of perishable materials [1].