Carcavelos
Carcavelos is a hamlet in Lousa, Loures, Lisbon District. Carcavelos is situated nearby to the hamlet Choutaria, as well as near Montemuro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anta de Carcavelos and Anta do Alto da Toupeira.
Anta de Carcavelos
Archaeological site
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The Anta de Carcavelos, located close to the village of Carcavelos near the town of Lousa in the municipality of Loures in the Lisbon District of Portugal, is a stone age dolmen or megalithic monument from the Chalcolithic period.
Anta do Alto da Toupeira
Archaeological site
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The Anta do Alto da Toupeira, also called the Anta da Toupeira or the Anta de Salemas, is a Neolithic dolmen, or megalithic tomb, situated in the parish of Lousa in the municipality of Loures, in the Lisbon District of Portugal.
Fort of Mosqueiro
Protected area
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The Fort of Mosqueiro, also known as the Redoubt of Mosqueiro, is one of a group of fortifications in Portugal that made up the Lines of Torres Vedras, which were designed to protect the capital, Lisbon, from possible invasion by French troops during the Peninsular War. Fort of Mosqueiro is situated 4 km east of Carcavelos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabeço de Montachique and Venda do Pinheiro.
Cabeço de Montachique
Hamlet
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Cabeço de Montachique is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Carcavelos.
Venda do Pinheiro
Town
Venda do Pinheiro is a small town in the municipality of Mafra, northern Lisbon district, Portugal. It was the head of a civil parish until the 2013 reform, when it was merged into Venda do Pinheiro and Santo Estêvão das Galés parish. Venda do Pinheiro is situated 4 km north of Carcavelos.
Negrais
Village
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Negrais is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Carcavelos.
Carcavelos
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Lousa, Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.88663° or 38° 53′ 12″ northLongitude
-9.22328° or 9° 13′ 24″ westElevation
276 metres (906 feet)Open location code
8CCGVQPG+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 10575008652OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2270183
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