Fort of Archeira
The Fort of Archeira is located in the municipality of Torres Vedras, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. It is also today known as the Furadouro Redoubt and was called the “Cheira” at the time of construction.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Templo de Nossa Senhora do Socorro and Dois Porto train station.
Templo de Nossa Senhora do Socorro
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Templo de Nossa Senhora do Socorro is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Fort of Archeira.
Dois Porto train station
Railway station
Photo: Tuválkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dois Porto train station is a railway station, which is situated 3 km east of Fort of Archeira.
Igreja Paroquial de Runa
Church
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Runa is a church, which is situated 4 km north of Fort of Archeira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Runa and Turcifal.
Runa
Village
Runa is a former civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Torres Vedras. The community had 1004 inhabitants as of June 30, 2011. On September 29, 2013, the civil parishes of Runa and Dois Portos were merged to form the new civil parish of União das Freguesias de Dois Portos e Runa. Runa is situated 3½ km north of Fort of Archeira.
Turcifal
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Turcifal is a town, which is situated 4 km west of Fort of Archeira.
Sobral de Monte Agraço
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sobral de Monte Agraço is a municipality in the District of Lisbon in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,156, in an area of 52.10 km2. The present Mayor is José Alberto Quintino, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition.
Fort of Archeira
- Type: Protected area
- Description: 19th-century fort in Portugal
- Categories: fort, cultural heritage, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Dois Portos, Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.03466° or 39° 2′ 5″ northLongitude
-9.21806° or 9° 13′ 5″ westElevation
86 metres (282 feet)Open location code
8CFG2QMJ+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 233479613OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q96378227
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Fort of Archeira” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن اركيرا”
- Portuguese: “Forte da Archeira”
- Portuguese: “obra militar nº 128”
- Portuguese: “Reduto do Furadouro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Archeira and Baloiço do Moinho.
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