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Hike to Castro de Ulaca Sacrificial Altar, Spain
The Castro of Ulaca is the ancient capital of the Vettones (a Celtic Tribe) on a fortified mountain. It has the remains of a temple and sacrificial altar.
The sanctuary or sacrificial altar of Ulaca is one of the best preserved of the pre-Roman towns in Europe. It is an area of about 60 m2 that houses a large rock carved in a way that has three differentiated parts. One is the ladder to access the highest area, where the sacrifice would take place. The circular concavities interconnected in a descending direction, to facilitate the discharge of blood. And finally, staggered notches to the left of the staircase, which are interpreted as astronomical markers related to the solstices and equinoxes.
Located in the municipality of Solosancho, in the province of Ávila, it is a castro of the Vettona culture located on a hill.
The Vettons were a pre-Roman people especially dedicated to ranching and warfare, and well known for their boars. Ulaca is the largest known castro, in which they took advantage of the rocky landscape, carving rocks to build the walls, houses, ritual baths and even the famous sacrificial altar.
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