The Castelo dos Mouros and the Church of S. Pedro de Canaferrim (Sintra, Portugal). An analysis from Archaeology of Architecture

The monumental complex of the Castelo dos Mouros at Sintra (Portugal) is an architectural ensemble declared World Heritage Site. It is formed by two walled enclosures, with a large cistern inside the bigger one, and the small church of São Pedro de Canaferrim outside the walled enclosures. Thought to be “work of Moors” by historiography and hidden by a Romantic restoration in the 19th century, the analysis of this site by means of the Archaeology of Architecture puts back the chronology of the castle and the church to the second half of the 12th century, in relation to the Christian conquest of Lisbon.