Lavra in Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe
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Roman Tanks for Fish Salting

— Matosinhos Mar —

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023

1. Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe / Roman Tanks for Fish Salting Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dispersos ao longo de 600 metros pela Praia de Angeiras, encontram-se seis núcleos de tanques, num total de 32 exemplares, escavados nos afloramentos rochosos durante a época romana (séculos III-IV d.C.). Estas cavidades, de formato retangular mas apresentando profundidades diversas, destinar-se-iam à salga de peixe e à produção de outros tipos de conservas de peixe, incluindo o afamado "garum". Junto a alguns destes tanques foram também identificadas estruturas constituidas por pavimentos compostos por seixos e barro e delimitados por pequenos muretes. São vestigios das salinas onde se extraia o sal necessário para a produção da salmoura nos tanques. Pela sua raridade e importância, este conjunto industrial romano encontra-se classificado desde 1970 como Monumento Nacional.

Spread along 600 meters along the Angeiras Beach, there are six clusters of tanks, amounting to 32 pieces, excavated in the rocks during the Roman period (3rd to 4th centuries AD). These rectangular cavities of different depths would be used for fish salting and the production of other types of canned fish, including the famous "garum". Close to some tanks, several structures were also detected, formed by pebbles and clay floors and enclosed by small stone walls. These are the remains of the salterns where salt was extracted for brine production in the

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tanks. Due to its rarity and importance, this roman industrial settlement is classified as a National Monument since 1970.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.

Location. 41° 15.674′ N, 8° 43.493′ W. Marker is in Lavra, Porto, in Matosinhos. It can be reached from Avenida da Praia de Angeiras. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lavra, Porto 4455, Portugal. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Portuguese colonies

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Praia dos Pescadores de Angeiras / The Fishermen Beach at Angeiras (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); A Villa Romana do Fontão / The Roman Villa at Fontão (approx. half a kilometer away); A Recolha do Sargaço / Harvesting Seaweed (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); O Submarino Alemão U1277 / The German Submarine U1277 (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Gravuras da área de S. Paio / S. Paio Engravings (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Os penedos amoladoiros / Polishing rocks (approx. 2.3 kilometers

Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe / Roman Tanks for Fish Salting Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023

2. Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe / Roman Tanks for Fish Salting Marker - wide view

Looking south from marker.

away); Ruínas de Habitação / Family House (approx. 2.3 kilometers away); Avro Lancaster III Crash (approx. 3.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lavra.

More about this marker. The marker is on the boardwalk between the road and the beach. The closest cross-street is Rua das Sargaceiras.

Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe / Roman Tanks for Fish Salting image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023

3. Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe / Roman Tanks for Fish Salting

Looking north. If you are on the boardwalk heading north, you will see the tanks before you see the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe⎯⎯⎯Roman Tanks for Fish Salting

— Matosinhos Mar —

Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe
⎯⎯⎯
Roman Tanks for Fish Salting