Hermitage of the Hillfort of Muro de Cunhas

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On the western slope of the Hillfort of Muro de Cunhas, partially overlapping one of the wall lines, a small hermitage is preserved, partially embedded in the rocky outcrop. Inside are some impressive inscriptions and symbols of Christian tradition, engraved in bas-relief.

Inside there are impressive inscriptions and symbols engraved in bas-relief.

The hermit José, who built, decorated and occupied the hermitage at the end of the 20th century, abandoned the site at the beginning of the 21st century, having resettled in the sanctuary of Nossa Senhora das Neves.

 

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Tiago Rodrigues

Born in Lisbon, he left the capital for a village in Barroso, where he has developed projects with various local institutions. He is a graphic designer and art editor at UMinho Editora. In 2017, he founded Terra Callaeci, a project dedicated to the promotion of the cultural landscape of Trás-os-Montes, as a construction of the people who inhabited (and inhabit) it.

SOURCEUAUM 2014, Rotas do PAVT, CMB, Boticas