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2 landmarks in the Castlemap atlas — every one mapped with a photo and its story, all 2 with sourced founding dates, ranked by Wikipedia coverage and real readership.
The most famous castle in Uruguay is Cerro Fortress, ranked #3,345 of 8,134 in the world — followed by Fortaleza de Santa Teresa.
The Castlemap atlas charts 2 fortresses in Uruguay. Every one is plotted with its photo, founding date and story on the interactive castle map of Uruguay.
The northernmost is Fortaleza de Santa Teresa, the southernmost Cerro Fortress — about 269 km apart.
See them on the map →Fortress · 19th century · #1 in Uruguay
The Fortaleza del Cerro, also known as Fortaleza General Artigas, is a fortress situated in Montevideo, Uruguay overlooking the Bay of Montevideo.
Fortress · 18th century · #2 in Uruguay
The Fortaleza de Santa Teresa, or Fortaleza Santa Tereza is a military fortification located 36 km south of Chuy and 305 km northeast of Montevideo…
The Castlemap atlas maps 2 fortresses in Uruguay — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Cerro Fortress, ranked #3,345 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 19th century.
The oldest dated landmark in the atlas in Uruguay is Fortaleza de Santa Teresa, founded 1762. Earlier structures may have existed — this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
See also: the most famous castle in every country · the oldest in every country · medieval castles · castle statistics.
