are the convent and seminary, that date from the 18th and 20th century. The walls and western corbel resulted from restoration work completed in the 20th century. Located in the south flank, is the incomplete curvilinear wall of the castle with parapets was constructed in mixed masonry stone, while smooth stones are used to surface the parapets in the south. The interior does not include battlements, but may be crossed due to the unlevel surface of the terrain. In the west is a rectangular corbel facing the exterior, that is relatively complete with terrace and simple crellations, accessible from a stone staircase addorsed to the interior wall. In the western limits the wall is interrupted and there are no visible indications of how the wall continued. At the more elevated position, in the northeast, near the potable reservoir of the sanctuary, are other remains of the walls. Much of the landscape of Monte Balsamão is arranged with small gardens, various chapels, agricultural buildings, residences and other structures, including vestiges of ceramics. In the south, is a convent complex, where the discovered fragments of ceramics dating to the Iron Age. References Notes Sources Castles in Portugal Castles in Bragança District