Barragem romana do Pego da Moura - Grândola, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tmob
N 38° 09.305 W 008° 34.704
29S E 536937 N 4223105
The Barragem do Pego da Moura, also known as Barragem do Pego da Mina, is a Roman water dam, located in Grândola, and was declared as public interest in December 31, 1997.
Waymark Code: WMDKGA
Location: Setúbal, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/26/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member razalas
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The Barragem do Pego da Moura, also known as Barragem do Pego da Mina, is a Roman water dam, located in Grândola, and was declared as public interest in December 31, 1997.

This water dam, built at the time of Roman occupation of the Portuguese territory, was only identified in the twentieth century; being the process of classification concluded in 1996.

The dam consists of three walls, of rectangular section, with six buttresses, with a maximum height of approximately 3 meters.

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Designação (Name): Barragem romana do Pego da Moura / Barragem do Pego da Mina / Barragem das Represas

Categoria de protecção (Classification): Classificado como IIP - Imóvel de Interesse Público

Categoria/Tipologia (Type of heritage): Arqueologia / Barragem

Concelho (City): Grândola

Página do Património na base de dados da DGPC (Page of the Heritage at the DGPC database): [Web Link]

Wikipedia: [Web Link]

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