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Roman BridgePonte do ChocapalhasCasal do Alecrim over ribeira do Algaz streamVale's bridgeVale's bridgeRibeiro do BairrolCarril's old bridgePonte da antiga Estrada da SerraDisused bridgeMedieval bridge Ponte de Peniche, TomarNabancia's ruins as seen in 1913Seilium ForumSeiliumCasais bridgeCasais bridgeCalçada da SoiandaBridge over ribeira da SoiandaAqueduto dos Pegões - TomarPonte Romana da PóvoaPegões bridgePegões bridgePegões bridgePegões bridgeCarregueiros bridgePonte dos FradesPonte do AlgarãoPonte do Casal de BaixoPonte do Casal Velho

Location:

  • Portugal, Menjoelho
  • geo:39.608532,-8.359394
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • 1xx / 1997

Class:

  • Building (other)
  • invisible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=86729

Annotations

This dam has a direct connection with a supply channel for a watermill and a habitat or Roman villa, later medieval couple. Discovery of a Roman coin from the 1st century AD.
It was a gravity dam, with wall of 6m height. 

The water was also used to provide energy to an olivepress mill 1km downstream


Nearby

Chocapalhas

Roman coin in dam foundation, gold nuggets in river bed

Medieval Bridge

Medieval Bridge

Chocapalhas

Waterway to olive press mill and rural settlement


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