The Roman Geira, a Roman road, crosses the region, which formerly connected the Roman civitas of Asturgia and Braccara Augusta. Long stretches of the road, along the Homem River are still preserved, along with several Roman bridges and numerous millenarium markers. The Germanic tribe of the Buri accompanied the Suebi in their invasion of theIberian Peninsula and establishment in Gallaecia (modern northernPortugal and Galicia). The Buri settled in the region between the Cávadoand Homem Rivers, in the area later known as Terras de Bouro (Land of the Buri). The move from the terraced cliffs and slopes to the lowland river valleys brought-on a patterned of new deforestation.

Milestones are structures in stone that the Romans put on the roads to mark the distance in a mile (miles).