Category: Military Architecture > Castle
District: Évora > Évora > Torre de Coelheiros > Morgado da Torre
- Located in the parish of Torre de Coelheiros, Évora, in Alentejo, Portugal.
- Built around 1357 as a noble residence, also known as Paço dos Cogominhos.
- Classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1957.
- Typical structure of a medieval manor house, highlighting a quadrangular tower 15 meters high.
- Made of stone and crowned with Moorish-style merlons.
- Accompanied by adjacent rectangular bodies, one of which has a wide chimney with late-medieval solar details.
- Over the centuries, additions were made, including a rectangular body in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Parts of the structure collapsed in the 1920s, but it is currently well-preserved, integrated with the Primary School and the Parish Council.
- Granite quoins, loopholes, and machicolations, typical of the defensive architecture of the time.
- Architectural elements such as granite windows and ornamental details that reflect distinct construction periods.
Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelo_de_Torre_de_Coelheiros
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 38.41229574291388,-7.836197450424467
Coordinates DMS: 38°24'44.3"N 07°50'10.3"W
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