Templars Holdings in Portugal
| Abiul | No information |
| Águas Belas | No information |
| Almourol (Castle) | Ruins exist today. According to TCT, the castle was rebuilt on an islet in the middle of the River Tagus opposite Tancos in 1160. It has served as a theme of chivalric romance (eg. O Castelo de Almourol by Rebelo da Silva). |
| Alpalhão | No information |
| Alpedrinha | No information |
| Arez | No information |
| Asseiceira | No information |
| Atalaia | No information |
| Belver | Ruins exist today |
| Bemposta | No information |
| Bezelga | No information |
| Braga | (not on map above) According to Barber, in 1145, Archbishop John of Braga granted the Templars an important house here. |
| Cardiga | (not on map above) The only mention is in TCT: In 1169 the Templar's ownership of the castles of Cardiga, Foz do Zezere and Tomar was confirmed. (perhaps Cardiga was along the banks of the Zezere?) |
| Casegas | No information |
| Castelo Branco | Ruins exist today. In 1214, when Pedro Alvites was master of the Templars in Portugal, Afonso II granted them the lands of Cardosa, thus laying the foundation for what is now the city of Castelo Branco. |
| Castelo Novo | Ruins exist today. See Castelo Novo. |
| Ceras (Castle) | In the parish of Alviobeira, in the municipality of Tomar, there stood a fortification which was granted to the Templars in 1159 by Afonso Henriques. The Templars later left this strategic site for Tomar. [TCT]. |
| Chão de Maçãs | No information |
| Codes | No information |
| Dornes | No information |
| Ega (church) | No information |
| Escalos | No information |
| Ferreira | Modern Ferreira do Zezere? |
| Foz do Zezere | (not on map above) The only mention is in TCT: In 1169 their ownership of the castles of Cardiga, Foz do Zezere and Tomar was confirmed. (presumably Foz do Zezere was along the Zezere? Might it be the same as Ferreira?) |
| Golegã | No information |
| Idanha a Velha | Ruins exist today. See Idanha a Velha. In 1165, the templars were given the territories of Idanha and Monsanto. During the battles of the Reconquista it was often destroyed and rebuilt because of its location in an unprotected plain. Gualdim Pais had it surrounded by walls, but as they were leveled they were never rebuilt. Web Site: |
| Longroiva | (not on map above) In 1145, when Hugo Martonio (known as Hugo Martins in Portuguese) was master of the temple in Portugal, Fernao Mendes, brother-in-law of Afonso Henriques, and his wife the Infanta Sancha Henriques, donated the castle of Longroiva. The keep and a wall are all that is left of that fortress. It is overshadowed by its southerly neighbor Trancoso, the supposed birth place of "The Twelve of England." |
| Macao | No information |
| Miravel/ Marialva | (not on map above) The only mention is by Addison who describes it as: "the fortress of Miravel in Estremadura, taken from the Moors, a strong place perched on the summit of a lofty eminence." This may be Marialva: an abandoned fortified walled village south of Longroiva. |
| Marmeleiro | No information |
| Monsalude | No information |
| Monsanto | In 1165, the templars were given the territories of Idanha and Monsanto. |
| Montalvão | Ruins exist today |
| Murta | No information |
| Nisa | Ruins exist today. The Templars rebuilt the town and its castle under the authority of Brother Lourenço Martins, Master of the Order, at the end of the 13th Century. [TCT] |
| Pelariga | No information |
| Penha Garcia | Ruins exist today |
| Pinheiro | No information |
| Pombal (Castle & church) | Ruins exist today. See História de Pombal. Founded by Gualdim Pais in 1161 on the site of a Roman Fort. It was also the Master of the Templars who granted a charter to the locality in 1174. |
| Redhina (church) | No information |
| Rodão | No information |
| Rosmaninhal | Ruins exist today |
| Salvaterra | No information |
| Santarem | According to Barber, in 1147, Afonso Henriques granted all the churches in Santarem to the Templar. |
| Segura | No information |
| Silvares | No information |
| Soure (Castle) | Ruins exist today. In the lower valley of the River Mondego, in a spot previously occupied by the Romans, a castle was built to defend the road into Coimbra. The Templars were granted dominion over the region in 1128 by Teresa, later confirmed by Afonso Henriques. [TCT] |
| Tomar (Castle) | Ruins exist today. See Tomar. |
| Touro | No information |
| Vilar Chão | No information |
| Vilar de Rei | No information |
| Zebras | No information |
The Templars had estates on the Algarve at Castro Marim and Tavira according to Addison. When the Order of Christ was founded, its headquarters were established in the church of Santa Maria do Castelo in the town of Castro Marim.