Portugal · 12th century
The tower of Ucanha is a construction located in the freguesia of Ucanha (district of Viseu, Portugal), which guards one end of a bridge over the river Varosa. It is believed to have served functions of defence, toll collection and seigneurial display. It has been a national monument since 1910.
The tower, documented since 1163, gives entry to the Cistercian monastic centre of Salzedas.
Machine-translated from “Torre de Ucanha” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre de Ucanha ranks #8,561 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #211 of the 212 mapped in Portugal. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vila Real, 27 km away. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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