Watchtowers

Watchtowers
By its geographic situation, Moura, along with Aroche and Encinasola (Spain), are part of a region called Contenda, that has been a comunal space of the border populations for several centuries.

When Portugal and Castille decided to mark a frontier, there was a period of successive fights for this area, that both countries considered to be theirs.

A Atalaia de Cabeça Magra, a watchtower of the 15th century, was built near the city, and it´s the only survivor of the four that monitored Castille.

Difficult to reach, all of them (the others were at Cabeça Gorda, Casinha and Porto Mourão) were built in strategically high places, permanently occupied by soldiers that immediatelly warned against any ennemy attack.