Portuguese forts

Portuguese discoverers have discovered many lands and the seaway from Europe to India in the 15th to the 18th centuries. Along the way they built outposts and fortresses, many of which still exist today all over the world. Similar in design they are often easy to recognize although not in Portuguese hands for many years or centuries already.

List of Forts in Portugal

Name	Location, Link	Built	Today	Image
Forte do Guincho	Guincho, Cascais	??	still existing
Forte Sao Jorge de Oitavos	Near Cascais	1642	A museum about the Fort itself Link (in Portuguese)
Cidadela de Cascais	Cascais	1410/1594	Initially Torre de Santo Antonio de Cascais in 1410, then Fortaleza da Luz da nossa senhora de Cascais in 1594, then Cidadela de Cascais (ca 1580). Open to the public, used for events.

List of Portuguese Forts in Asia

Name	Image	Other names	Built in	Locality	District	Type	Purpose	Razed	Razed by	Current status	Current owner	Coordinates	Ref
Bombay Castle		Casa da Orta Manor House Governor House INS Angre	1554	Fort area	Mumbai City	Land battery	Administration	–	–	Preserved	Indian Navy	18.93111°N 72.83750°E / 18.93111; 72.83750	[1]
Castella de Aguada		Bandra Fort	1640	Bandra	Mumbai Suburban	Land battery	Watchtower, freshwater source	–	–	Under renovation	ASI	19.04177°N 72.81858°E / 19.04177; 72.81858
Dongri Fort	Unavailable	Dungarey Forta	1596	Dongri	Mumbai City	Hill fort	Defensive	1769	British	Demolished	N/A	18.94090°N 72.83759°E / 18.94090; 72.83759	[2]
Madh Fort		Versorva Fort	17th century	Madh Island	Mumbai Suburban	Land battery	Watchtower, prison	–	–	Stable	ASI	19.132283°N 72.794785°E / 19.132283; 72.794785	[3]

See also

• Architecture of Portugal