Fort of São Pedro do Estoril
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The Fort of São Pedro do Estoril, also known as the Fort of Poça, is a medieval fortification, along the coast of the civil parish of Estoril, in the municipality of Cascais. Situated on the beach of Poça, the Fort was part of a group of fortifications during the Joanino era of Portuguese monarchs, built between 1642 and 1648 to form a defensive line between the Fort of São Julião da Barra and Cabo da Roca.[1]
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Fort of São Pedro | |
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Forte de São Pedro | |
Lisbon, Greater Lisbon, Lisbon in Portugal | |
Coordinates | 38°42′8.12″N 9°23′35.84″W |
Type | Fort |
Site information | |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
Operator | Empresa Forte Velho |
Open to the public | Private |
Site history | |
Built | fl. 1642 |
Materials | Masonry, Limestone |
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