Engel&Völkers sells 18th century manor house with 4.6 hectares of land near Santiago de Compostela

The Pazo de Raindo, also called Pazo-Torre de Porras de Raíndo, is located in the valley of Piloño, near the river Ulla. Its ancient stone structure dates back to the 18th century and is surrounded by an immense estate of 4.6 hectares (46.000m2). Its history tells us that it was monastic property, the monks who lived there sheltered and fed pilgrims and the destitute, making use of the right of asylum that this house had. Its interior buildings underwent several alterations and extensions over time. The following remain from the original house: a chimney and a lareira, a granary, a dovecote, an entrance gate and a walled enclosure. Inside there was a very old chapel with an altarpiece in the Baroque style, which was previously located outside the enclosure in the place where the cruceiro is now. Another later attached building, called ‘As Tullas’, stands out due to a gallery with a covered balcony that surrounds its entire perimeter, which was used as a granary, stables and storehouse for farm implements. At the entrance to the gateway and at the crossroads is the granite cruceiro, with a cylindrical cross, and on the front is a crucified Christ, with his head tilted to the left. This is unusual in other cruceiros in Galicia. On the reverse, the Virgin Mary crowned, with lambs at her feet. The capital has an angel on each side and ends decorated with scrolls. The shaft is grooved and sits on a quadrangular granite platform. At present, the Pazo is in need of complete restoration in order to restore it to its former splendour.