Part of the Castle?

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

   Recent demolition near the Cais Herculano has exposed some tall stonework which i think looks like a part of the old city wall or castle.

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26490	Post Options Post Reply Quote cubsur Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: Part of the Castle? Posted: 16/May/2019 at 10:20
	Recent demolition near the Cais Herculano has exposed some tall stonework which i think looks like a part of the old city wall or castle.
	Albufeira Resident www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve

Sponsored Links

cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26490	Post Options Post Reply Quote cubsur Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 28/June/2019 at 14:58
	And another bit of demolition up near the Translator's House reveals similar traces :
	Albufeira Resident www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve

Andrew Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Contributors Joined: 27/December/2008 Location: UK or Algarve Status: Offline Points: 7259	Post Options Post Reply Quote Andrew Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28/June/2019 at 16:46
	Tom, there’s evidence of a staircase there, one flight at top of pic and another flight below it but roughly what’s the scale, or roughly how many feet between those flights? If it’s two feet I’m either wrong or one of them wasn’t, if it’s six feet then I’d be confident that’s what was there.
	Andrew

cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26490	Post Options Post Reply Quote cubsur Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29/June/2019 at 08:28
	Good point. Off the top of my head would say five or six feet along the length of the old broken pipe. The level of the natural rock can be seen also. Could have been a zig zag or spiral staircase as there are quite clearly two levels. You can just see to the right a small part of a modern white tiled wall, bathroom or kitchen maybe. Google satellite view shows the building before demolition - https://goo.gl/maps/jxgUci8uTxLpTD4fA - many around there are in a ruinous state and probably being knocked down before they fall down. I will have a closer look on my way to the alehouse later.
	Albufeira Resident www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve

cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26490	Post Options Post Reply Quote cubsur Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01/July/2019 at 09:04
	On further inspection more like 8 feet so definitely room sized. I can just about make out a staircase to the roof, which seems logical. There are also remains of doors interconnecting with neighbouring buildings. I have some more pictures which I will post later.
	Albufeira Resident www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve

cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26490	Post Options Post Reply Quote cubsur Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01/July/2019 at 17:29
	More pictures showing the doors and more of the structure. The demolition gang did a good job of removing most of the traces at the ground floor level. They laid a concrete floor then cleared off it seems. Maybe it was one of those than the council have to demolish as being a danger.
	Albufeira Resident www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve