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The hammer mills and forges of Riotorto

Riotorto, Meira, Lugo

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The hammer mills and forges of Riotorto

Curiosity · Riotorto, Meira, Lugo

Image of Riotorto, not of the place itself.

Between the 16th and 17th centuries forge hammers and ironworks operated here, fed by local mining and by the force of the water. Their remains are the finest testimony to the traditional ironmaking of the Lugo mountains.

Photo: Miguel Branco (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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