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The fortification's bulwarks extend around the entire village. In the northeast, only the remains of the tower and corbel, that is addorsed to the primitive military installations. This area is encircled by the castle bulwark, and radiates from this to include: walls and moats of the
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Elvas Gate, with prismatic corbel and pyramidal cap; the
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458:Barbosa, Inácio de Vilhena (1860),
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943:Castelo de Torre de Coelheiros
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1438:Castelo de Torre de Moncorvo
788:Castle of Atouguia da Baleia
1468:Castle of Viana do Alentejo
1183:Castle of Monforte (Chaves)
988:Castle of Celorico da Beira
490:Ericeira, Conde de (1946),
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1213:Castle of Montemor-o-Velho
1158:Castle of Miranda do Douro
978:Castle Fortress of Almeida
898:Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo
276:Portuguese Restoration War
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1453:Tower of Ferreira de Aves
1058:Castle of Freixo de Numão
1043:Fernandine Walls of Porto
973:Castle of Castelo Rodrigo
968:Castle of Castelo de Vide
883:Castelo de Idanha-a-Velha
773:Castle of Amieira do Tejo
713:Castle of Alfândega da Fé
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591:Ventura, António (1994),
568:Selvagem, Carlos (1994),
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1283:Castle of Pena de Aguiar
1223:Castle of Moreira de Rei
958:Castle of Castelo Melhor
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878:Castle of Castelo Branco
673:Castle of Alcácer do Sal
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1328:Castelo de Porto de Mós
1078:Castle of Idanha-a-Nova
963:Castle of Castelo Mendo
753:Castle of Alter Pedroso
748:Castle of Alter do Chão
265:Bishopric of Portalegre
1443:Castle of Torres Novas
983:Castle of Castro Marim
683:Castle of Alcantarilha
481:Cardoso, Luís (1747),
285:conceded a new foral.
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1508:Castle of Vilar Maior
1503:Castle of Vila Viçosa
1478:Castle of Vidigueiras
1398:Castle of Sernancelhe
1293:Castle of Penas Róias
873:Castle of Castelo Bom
863:Castle of Campo Maior
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1318:Castle of Portalegre
1083:Castelo de Juromenha
1048:Castle of Folgosinho
1033:Castle of Evoramonte
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718:Castle of Alfeizerão
244:Nuno Álvares Pereira
178:Castelo de Arronches
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1546:Castles in Portugal
1483:Castle of Vila Flor
1383:Castle of São Ramão
1333:Castle of Rebordãos
1288:Castle of Penamacor
1218:Castle of the Moors
1208:Castle of Montalvão
1198:Castelo de Monsaraz
1168:Castle of Mogadouro
1163:Castle of Mirandela
1153:Castle of Messejana
1073:Castle of Guimarães
933:Castelo de Sesimbra
928:Castelo de Ranhados
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783:Castle of Arronches
778:Castle of Arraiolos
733:Castle of Aljustrel
708:Castle of Alfaiates
668:Castle of Alandroal
652:Castles in Portugal
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1458:Castle of Trancoso
1413:Castle of Sortelha
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1193:Castle of Monsanto
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1108:Castle of Linhares
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