Castle of Degebe

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Castle of Degebe
Castelo Velho do Degebe
Évora, Alentejo Central, Alentejo in Portugal
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerPortuguese Republic
OperatorHerdade dos Carneirizes
Open to
the public		Private

The Castle of Degebe (Portuguese: Castelo Velho do Debege) is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of , in the municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portuguese district of Évora.

History[]

The foundations of the old castle date to an Iron Age settlement.[1]

The location was intensely forested with Eucalyptus by the propertyowner, from information of Dr. António Carlos Silva (12 June 1989), from the Serviços Regionais de Arqueologia do Sul (Southern Archaeology Regional Services) of the Instituto Português do Património Cultural (the predecessor of the IGESPAR.[1]

Architecture[]

The remains of the medieval castle is located in a rural location, in the spur of bedrock and steep slopes at the confluence of the Ribeira da Caridade and the Degebe River, isolated and in harmony with the surrounding environment.[1] It is a vast space defended and encircled by walls natural slope, limited in the west by the Degebe River and in the east by the Ribeira da Caridade, and protected in the north, by a double line of fortifications that transforms into an island.[1] The castle is slightly long, irregular plan oriented north to south.[1]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Branco, Manuel; Nunes, Castro (1994), SIPA (ed.), Castelo Velho do Degebeo (IPA.00002749/PT040711040006) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, archived from the original on 30 June 2016, retrieved 4 June 2016

Sources[]

  • Gonçalves, José Pires (1962), "Monsaraz e o seu termo", Boletim da Junta Distrital de Évora (in Portuguese), Évora, Portugal
  • Gonçalves, José Pires; Paço, Manuel Afonso do (1960), "Reconhecimento preliminar", Castelo Velho do Degebe (in Portuguese), Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal

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