Casiña da Moura and the nearby Mámoa da Veiga de Maus form part of the extraordinary megalithic heritage preserved in the municipality of Muíños. Built more than five thousand years ago, these funerary monuments bear witness to the earliest farming and livestock-rearing communities that settled in the Baixa Limia during the Neolithic period.
Originally, the mámoas consisted of chambers formed by large granite slabs and covered by mounds of earth and stone, creating prominent landmarks in the landscape. Popular tradition attributed these structures to the mouros, legendary beings who, according to Galician mythology, lived underground and guarded valuable treasures. This tradition gave rise to the evocative name Casiña da Moura.
Today, this site offers one of the finest examples for understanding the rich archaeological heritage of the Xurés and the close relationship between landscape, memory and heritage.
