Alto da Junqueira

Alto da Junqueira is a locality in União das freguesias de Santo Antão e São Julião do Tojal, Loures, Lisbon District. Alto da Junqueira is situated nearby to the locality Alto da Fontainha, as well as near Alto do Mato de Antão.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anta de Casaínhos and Anta do Alto da Toupeira.

Anta de Casaínhos

Archaeological site

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Anta de Casaínhos is an archaeological site.

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 Ribas

Protected area

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The Fort of Ribas, also known as the Redoubt of Ribas and the Redoubt of Freixial Alto, is one of a group of fortifications in Portugal that made up the second of the three defensive Lines of Torres Vedras, between the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus, which were designed to protect the capital, Lisbon, from possible invasion by French troops during the Peninsular War. Fort of Ribas is situated 2½ km northeast of Alto da Junqueira.