Sierra de Ancares
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The Serra dos Ancares is a mountain range
in north-west Spain
, extending in a south-westerly direction from the western end of the Cantabrian Mountains
in Asturias
.
The range connects with the Galician Massif through the Serra do Courel and forms the boundary between the autonomous communities of Galicia and Castile and León
.
The highest point of the range is the Cuiña Peak (1,987 m).
This area of Spain contains many isolated rural communities that were largely cut off from the outside world until roads were built in the mid 20th century. The most significant element of the whole architecture of the area as is the palloza
or casa teito : building stone of origin astur
, with a circular or elliptical.
Sierra de los Ancares is the name of a Site of Community Importance
in the province of León.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in north-west Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, extending in a south-westerly direction from the western end of the Cantabrian Mountains
Cantabrian Mountains
The Cantabrian Mountains or Cantabrian Range are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.They extend for more than approximately 180 miles across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees to the edges of the Galician Massif close to Galicia, along the coast of the...
in Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
.
The range connects with the Galician Massif through the Serra do Courel and forms the boundary between the autonomous communities of Galicia and Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
.
The highest point of the range is the Cuiña Peak (1,987 m).
This area of Spain contains many isolated rural communities that were largely cut off from the outside world until roads were built in the mid 20th century. The most significant element of the whole architecture of the area as is the palloza
Palloza
A palloza also known as pallouza or pallaza) is a traditional construction of the Serra dos Ancares.-Structure:A circular or oval, of ten to twenty meters in diameter. With stone walls and covered by a conical roof, composed of stalks of rye....
or casa teito : building stone of origin astur
Astur
The Astures were the Hispano-Celtic Gallaecian inhabitants of the northwest area of Hispania that now comprises almost the entire modern autonomous community of Asturias and the modern provinces León, and northern Zamora , and east of Trás os Montes in Portugal...
, with a circular or elliptical.
Sierra de los Ancares is the name of a Site of Community Importance
Site of Community Importance
A Site of Community Importance is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive as a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which it belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat type or of a...
in the province of León.