), ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁an ▁ancient ▁Cal col th ic , ▁or ▁even ▁Ne ol ith ic , ▁settlement , ▁that ▁was ▁adapted ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁as ▁an ▁out post ▁over looking ▁the ▁roads ▁between ▁settlement s . ▁Following ▁the ▁ 7 1 3 ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁emp lacement , ▁the ▁Al m oh ads ▁built ▁the ▁Castle ▁to ▁en force ▁their ▁occupation , ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁fort ifications ▁that ▁included ▁Sil ves , ▁Lou lé ▁and ▁Far o . ▁ ▁Tower ▁of ▁Gu ia ▁() ▁ ▁Tower ▁of ▁Med ron he ira ▁( ), ▁constructed ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁John ▁III ▁of ▁Portugal , ▁this ▁look out ▁served ▁to ▁announ ce ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁ships ▁and / or ▁attacks ▁by ▁pir ates ▁or ▁private ers . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁▁ ▁Church ▁of ▁N ossa ▁Sen hora ▁da ▁Con ce ição ▁( ), ▁situated ▁on ▁R ua ▁da ▁I gre ja ▁Nova ▁it ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁( 1 7 8 2 ) ▁and ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁by ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Al gar ve ▁( then ▁D . ▁Francisco ▁G om es ▁de ▁A vel ar ), ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁old ▁par och ial ▁church ▁destroyed ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 5 . ▁The ▁destroyed ▁church ▁building ▁was ▁a ▁converted ▁former ▁mos que . ▁The ▁Ne oc lass ic ▁church , ▁consisting ▁of ▁single ▁nave , ▁four ▁later