Castle
Castro da Cola
🇵🇹 Portugal
Castle of Cola (Portuguese: Castelo de Cola) is an Iron Age residence and Islamic redoubt in the Portuguese Alentejo, classified as a National Monument. The castro is part of a larger archaeological park of Castro da Cola, that includes various Megalithic and Chalcolithic monuments, including necropolises of the Bronze and Iron Ages. The Castro-era polygonal plan, included reinforced blocks, with an entrance controlled by tower. The remaining defensive structure was circled by walls, with still exist, on the neighboring pasture-lands protecting the castle.
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Castro da Cola ranks #5,025 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #74 of the 205 mapped in Portugal. It is one of the 48 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Alentejo. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castro da Cola?
Castro da Cola stands in Portugal, at 37.57875°, -8.30047°.
How famous is Castro da Cola?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,025 of 8,133 worldwide, and #74 in Portugal. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castro da Cola?
Castle of Aljustrel, about 36 km away.
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