Castro de São Vicente da Chã/ Castro dos Mouros
This fortified settlement preserves part of the three lines of walls and a moat that partially surrounds it. It is strategically located on a bend in the Rabagão River, which is defended by it. In the middle wall, a gateway to the settlement can still be seen.
Everything indicates that the fort developed primarily on the upper platforms, within the limits of the second wall, as ruins of fortified structures are visible there. The settlement is confined to the hilltop, with the exception of an extension of the outer wall into a natural recess, where some buildings can be identified. In this location, remains of structures, pottery fragments, and pieces of iron slag can be seen. Everything indicates that the settlement had a large urban area, including a sector with evident metallurgical activity. The existing remains date back to the Iron Age, with little evidence of Romanization, although the route of Via Romana XVII is preserved relatively nearby.
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Monuments near Castro de São Vicente da Chã/ Castro dos Mouros
Igreja Românica de São Vicente da Chã
A Romanesque-style temple of high heritage value, it was built between the 11th and 13th centuries and is located in the oldest part of the village of São Vice…
Pedra com Inscrição a Júpiter
It is a shrine dedicated to a deity, placed along the Via romana. Rectangular granite block, rudely worked, having only been fond on the face that bears the…
Povoado do Alto da Carvalha
Ancient Roman settlement located east of the village of Chã, on the left bank of the road linking the village of Torgueda, on a plateau called Carvalha. Here a…