Logbook · 12 places

The discovery of the Xanceda treasure

Mesía, Ordes, A Coruña

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 2 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

Spain › Galicia › A Coruña › Ordes › Mesía › The discovery of the Xanceda treasure

The discovery of the Xanceda treasure

Historical milestone · Mesía, Ordes, A Coruña

Image of Mesía, not of the place itself.

In 1974 there appeared at Xanceda a group of castro gold torcs dated around the 2nd and 1st centuries before Christ, one of the most valuable pieces of pre-Roman goldsmithing found in the province.

1974

Photo: One2 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to see and do in Mesía