The Archaeological Centre of Barbanza (CAB) was promoted by the RGPA Rede Galega do Patrimonio Arqueolóxico (Galician Network for Archaeological Patrimony), created in 2001 by the Servizo de Arqueoloxía da Dirección Xeral do Patrimonio Cultural (the archaeology department of the Galician Directorate-General of Cultural Patrimony). In a first stage, CAB was listed as an archaeology site available for visits, which a supplementary character regarding the archaeological parks belonging to the same theme (castro culture).