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Castle of Soutomaior

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castle of soutomaior

Attribution: By David Bugallo Ferron, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dbuga - Own work, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Soutomaior,_castelo_de.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=856220

Location
Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Built
12th century

Castle of Soutomaior is situated about 119 metres above sea level on the top of Mount Viso. It was built by Pedro alvarez de Soutomaior and it was a major castle in Galicia.

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