 In the 1758 "Parochial Memories", it was part of Parafita, falling within the limits of the municipality of Montalegre.At that time, the then-ruins were referred to as "an impregnable and ancient castle".Father Baltazar Pereira Barroso, agreeing with the description, affirmed that the castle had its base in a Roman construction, substantiated by the vestiges of five Roman road that connected it to Braga.