Pazo de Cadro, Manor house in San Tomé de Piñeiro, Spain.

Pazo de Cadro is a manor house in San Tomé de Piñeiro, Marín. Its oldest part is a crenellated tower with a ground floor and two upper storeys, possibly built in the 15th century. In the early 18th century a residential wing was added, with a rear balcony on corbels and a ground-level solaina with balusters overlooking the Esperela valley. The complex includes a ten-foot hórreo, a dovecote, and a chapel attached to the manor.

Cadro existed by the 15th century as a fortified great house; in 1590 the monastery of Oseira leased its tower to Vasco de Romai, and the pazo stayed with that family for two hundred years. An inscription over the estate gate records works by Xoán de Romai in 1710, when the residential body was added. Around 1800 it passed by marriage to the Cea family of Nigrán.

The chapel of Santa Bárbara, attached to the pazo, was reached by locals at Christmas, who brought a piece of bread as tradition demanded. The nave carries a dome on pendentives decorated with family coats of arms, topped by a lantern. Coats of arms of the Romai and Soutomaior families appear on the residence and the gateway.

The pazo stands in the parish of San Tomé de Piñeiro, in Marín, and is listed in the Galician regional inventory of historic-artistic heritage. It was in poor condition in 2012 and is now abandoned, so it can only be seen from outside. Look for the entrance gateway, which carries an inscription naming Xoán de Romai and the works of 1710.

The rear residential wing has a long balcony resting on carved stone corbels, and a ground-level solaina with balusters faces the Esperela valley. Three noble coats of arms are visible: two on the house and one on the entrance gate, including those of the Romai and Soutomaior families.