Castle
Fortaleza do Outeiro
🇵🇹 Portugal
The Castle Hill of Miranda (Portuguese: Castelo do Outeiro do Miranda), also known as the Fortress Hill (Portuguese: Fortaleza do Outeiro), is a medieval castle located in the village of Outeiro in the district of Bragança, Portugal.
The castle sits in a dominant position atop the so-called Castle Hill. It is about one kilometer east of the municipality of Outeiro and halfway between the town of Braganca and Vimioso. This fortification has survived since the Middle Ages. It served as a sentry along the border of Tras-os-Montes with the kingdom of Leon.
Text adapted from “Castle of Outeiro” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortaleza do Outeiro ranks #7,034 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #167 of the 205 mapped in Portugal. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fortaleza do Outeiro?
Fortaleza do Outeiro stands in Portugal, at 41.68302°, -6.592°.
How famous is Fortaleza do Outeiro?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,034 of 8,134 worldwide, and #167 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 Fortaleza do Outeiro?
Domus Municipalis, about 19 km away.
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