Fortress
Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo
🇵🇹 Portugal · 17th century
The Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo is a coastal fort located in a dominant position at the extreme west of the Bay of Sesimbra in the Setúbal District of Portugal. It was built between 1648 and 1652.
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Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo ranks #4,402 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #120 of the 132 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1652, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 350 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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