Atalaia Magra
Moura 7860-001 - Portugal
Phone: +351 285 251 375
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The Atalaia Magra stands in isolation atop a 192-metre high hill, close to the Estrada Nacional 258, roughly 3 kilometres from the town of Moura. It is a curious example of 14th-century military architecture. This 12-metre high round tower, together with three other towers (Porto de Mourão, Coutada and Alvarinho) formed the first line of surveillance and defence against possible invasion by Castilian armies. The towers were designed as lookout posts to give the earliest possible warning to the castle at Moura.
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