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The castle consists of little more than a 12-metre (39 ft) limestone wall to a height of 4.5 m (15 ft). A simple door in the southeast and a rectangular window-like slit (four metres above the surface) in the northwest are the only vestiges of the battlements. Another segment of the
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1153:Castle of Santa Maria da Feira
733:Castelo de Torre de Coelheiros
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1228:Castelo de Torre de Moncorvo
578:Castle of Atouguia da Baleia
1258:Castle of Viana do Alentejo
973:Castle of Monforte (Chaves)
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244:Portuguese Restoration Wars
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1003:Castle of Montemor-o-Velho
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688:Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo
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1243:Tower of Ferreira de Aves
848:Castle of Freixo de Numão
833:Fernandine Walls of Porto
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463:Castle of Alcácer do Sal
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1118:Castelo de Porto de Mós
868:Castle of Idanha-a-Nova
753:Castle of Castelo Mendo
543:Castle of Alter Pedroso
538:Castle of Alter do Chão
343:Castelo de Alcantarilha
29:Castelo de Alcantarilha
1365:Castles in the Algarve
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473:Castle of Alcantarilha
381:Almeida, João (1948),
237:1755 Lisbon earthquake
223:Afonso III of Portugal
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161:Castle of Alcantarilha
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1298:Castle of Vilar Maior
1293:Castle of Vila Viçosa
1268:Castle of Vidigueiras
1188:Castle of Sernancelhe
1083:Castle of Penas Róias
663:Castle of Castelo Bom
653:Castle of Campo Maior
593:Castle of Azinhalinho
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230:Sebastian of Portugal
1263:Castle of Vidigueira
1108:Castle of Portalegre
873:Castelo de Juromenha
838:Castle of Folgosinho
823:Castle of Evoramonte
713:Castelo de Portuzelo
708:Castelo de Pirescoxe
678:Castelo de Longroiva
508:Castle of Alfeizerão
171:, in the Portuguese
1355:Castles in Portugal
1336:Castles in Portugal
1273:Castle of Vila Flor
1173:Castle of São Ramão
1123:Castle of Rebordãos
1078:Castle of Penamacor
1008:Castle of the Moors
998:Castle of Montalvão
988:Castelo de Monsaraz
958:Castle of Mogadouro
953:Castle of Mirandela
943:Castle of Messejana
863:Castle of Guimarães
723:Castelo de Sesimbra
718:Castelo de Ranhados
603:Castle of Barbacena
573:Castle of Arronches
568:Castle of Arraiolos
523:Castle of Aljustrel
498:Castle of Alfaiates
458:Castle of Alandroal
442:Castles in Portugal
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1248:Castle of Trancoso
1203:Castle of Sortelha
1158:Castle of Santarém
1133:Castle of Redondos
1088:Castle of Penedono
983:Castle of Monsanto
918:Castle of Marialva
898:Castle of Linhares
818:Castle of Estremoz
798:Castle of Curutelo
703:Castelo de Palmela
698:Castelo de Oleiros
643:Castle of Bragança
628:Castle of Bemposta
618:Castle of Belmonte
608:Porto Pim bartizan
598:Castle of Balsamão
533:Castle of Almourol
493:Castle of Alenquer
488:Castle of Alegrete
483:Castle of Alcoutim
478:Castle of Alcobaça
468:Castle of Alcanede
453:Castle of Abrantes
219:Paio Peres Correia
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1253:Castle of Valongo
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1068:Castle of Paderne
1063:Castle of Outeiro
1058:Castle of Ourique
1048:Castle of Ouguela
993:Montalegre Castle
963:Castle of Moinhos
938:Castle of Mertola
933:Castle of Melgaço
888:Castle of Lanhoso
853:Castle of Geraldo
813:Castle of Esporão
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683:Castelo de Montel
648:Castle of Caminha
518:Castle of Aljezur
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1168:São Jorge Castle
1113:Castle of Portel
1103:Castle of Pombal
1098:Castle of Pinhel
1093:Castle of Penela
1043:Castle of Óbidos
1033:Castle of Noudar
1028:Castle of Mourão
968:Castle of Monção
923:Castle of Marvão
893:Castle of Leiria
883:Castle of Lamego
858:Castle of Guarda
803:Castle of Degebe
783:Castle of Chaves
728:Castelo de Sines
623:Castle of Belver
553:Castle of Alvito
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903:Castle of Loulé
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192:Neolithic
391:citation
153:198 A.D.
127:Operator
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179:History
173:Algarve
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