Castros and petroglyphs

ALTO DO VISIÑO PETROGLYPHS

ALTO DO VISIÑO PETROGLYPHS

Discover ancient prehistoric engravings of animals, especially horses, in a unique and distinctive style, in a stunning natural setting.
In the vicinity of this point there are several groups of petroglyphs, including a panel with representations of animals, dating from prehistoric times (between 4000-2000 years BC). Most of them can be identified as horses, but they are highly schematic. One of the horses appears to be mounted.
As you will see along the route, this area has a large concentration of engravings with schematic representations of animals, mainly horses. This circumstance gives this type of engraving a special personality, which differentiates them from other representations of animals in the rest of the rock art of the northwest.