Castle of Campo Maior

Castle of Campo Maior
Castelo de Campo Maior
Portalegre, Alentejo, Alentejo in Portugal
The castle and the small houses around its hilltop flanks
Coordinates39°0′39.80″N 7°4′19.37″W / 39.0110556°N 7.0720472°W / 39.0110556; -7.0720472
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerPortuguese Republic
OperatorDRC Alentejo (Ordinance 829/2009; DR, Série II (163), 24 August 2009)
Open to
the public
Public
Site history
Builtc. 1230
MaterialsQuartzite, granite, schist, tile, calcium oxide mortar, stone, clay

The Castle of Campo Maior (Portuguese: Castelo de Campo Maior) is a medieval military fortification, in the civil parish of São João Bapista, municipality of Campo Maior, part of a first line of defense in the Portuguese Alentejo, oriented towards Spain, in conjunction with the military forts of Ouguela, Elvas, Olivença and Juromenha. It is a walled bulwark of the modern era, highlighted by a Renaissance-era window in the northern tower of the castle. It has been listed as a National monument since 1911.