Rock of the Three Kingdoms

The Rock of the Three Kingdoms (Portuguese: Penedo dos Três Reinos) is a mountain of 1025 m of elevation in the Serra de Marabón (Spanish: Sierra del Marabón), part of the mountainous system of Sierra de la Culebra (Portuguese: Serra da Coroa).

Rock of the Three Kingdoms
Penedo dos Três Reinos (Portuguese)
View of the summit
Highest point
Elevation	1,025 m (3,363 ft)
Coordinates	41°58′20″N 6°58′57″W
Geography
Rock of the Three Kingdoms Location of the mountain in the border area between Portugal and Spain Rock of the Three Kingdoms Rock of the Three Kingdoms (Portugal) Rock of the Three Kingdoms Rock of the Three Kingdoms (Castile and León) Rock of the Three Kingdoms Rock of the Three Kingdoms (Galicia)
Parent range	Serra da Coroa (Sierra de la Culebra)
Geology
Mountain type	Slate
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown
Easiest route	From Moimenta, Vinhais

Description and location

Known also as Fragua dos Tres Reinos in Galician, this rocky formation was the former tripoint between the three ancient medieval kingdoms of Portugal, León, and Galicia, hence its name.

The Penedo is located on the border between the village of Moimenta in the municipality of Vinhais, the municipality of A Mezquita in province of Ourense (Autonomous Community of Galicia) and the municipality of Hermisende in Senabria comarca of the province of Zamora (Autonomous Community of Castile and León). There are Iberian wolves in this area.

See also

• Tossal dels Tres Reis
• Tripoint

External links

• Penedo dos Três Reinos («The Rock of Three Kingdoms»)
• Manzalvos - Orense
• Treaty on boundaries between Spain and Portugal from the mouth of the Minho River to the junction of the river Cay a with the Guadiana. Signed at Lisbon on 29 September 1864