Portugal · 15th century
The Castle of Moinhos, officially known as the Castle of São Cristóvão, or Castle/Fort of São Luís is the name of the ruins of 16th-century fortification in city of Angra, on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores. It is primarily known as the Castle of Moinhos, owing to the popular name given to the site for the number of mills that dotted the hilltop, on which the castle was erected.
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Moinhos Castle ranks #8,125 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #181 of the 212 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1461, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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