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Farm buildings run along inside and outside the north-western, while the north-eastern side is bounded only by a high wall. Half-way along the main front is the entrance gate, a plain pointed arch surmounted by two shields, that on the right charged with the royal arms, and that on the left with those of the Barão d'Alvito, to whose descendant, the Marques d'Alvito, the castle still belongs.
There is also an inscription stating that the castle, begun in 1494 by the orders of Dom João II. and finished in the time of Dom Manoel, was built by Dom Diogo Lobo, Barão d'Alvito. In the court a stair, carried on arches, goes up to the third floor where are the chief rooms in the house.
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