Castle of Linhares

The Castle of Linhares (Portuguese: Castelo de Linhares da Beira) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Linhares, municipality of Celorico da Beira, in the Portuguese district of Guarda.

It is classified as a National Monument.

The Castelo de Linhares da Beira was built between the end of the 11th century and the early 12th century. It is at an altitude of 820 meters and is Romano Gothic in architectural style. It is contained within two walled stone enclosures. It possesses two towers, the keep and the clock tower, and four gates. The first gate contains a barrel vault; the second a round arch set into the side walls; the third a blunt arch in the wall separating the two enclosures and the fourth gate is known as the Traitors' Gate.

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Castle of Linhares ranks #4,005 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #94 of the 132 mapped in Portugal. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.

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