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1st - 7th century AD

Roman villa of Alto do Cidreira

Roman
villa
with some monumentality, particularly for the low-imperial and late-antiquity eras, associated with exceptional archaeological material, namely a small terracotta mask representing the head of an African.A residential area (
pars urbana
) has been revealed, including part of a bathing sector (
thermae
) and elements corresponding to the different functional areas of the
villa
, including the
necropolis
. The discovered Roman aqueduct may be related with an area of manufacturing and agriculture (
pars rustica
and
pars fructuaria
). Fragments of Paleochristian grey
terra sigillata ceramic
recipients were also found.The occupation of the site may have begun in Pre-History, extending until the Middle Ages (Islamic period). Some of the identified structures may belong to a later period.
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View of the Roman villa of Alto do Cidreira, Carrascal de Alvide, Cascais. © CMC | DABP | NPHC
View of the Roman villa of Alto do Cidreira, Carrascal de Alvide, Cascais. © CMC | DABP | NPHC
Tomb identified among the archaeological work at the Roman villa of Alto do Cidreira, Carrascal de Alvide, Cascais. © CMC | DABP | NPHC
Segment of the aqueduct from the Roman villa of Alto do Cidreira, Carrascal de Alvide, Cascais. © CMC | DABP | NPHC
Playing die, in bone, from the Roman villa of Alto do Cidreira, Carrascal de Alvide, Cascais. © CMC | DABP | NPHC
Ivory pin beater from the Roman villa of Alto do Cidreira, Carrascal de Alvide, Cascais. © CMC | DABP | NPHC
Terracota mask of a negro, from the Roman villa of Alto do Cidreira, Carrascal de Alvide, Cascais. © CMC | DABP | NPHC

Typology

Rural property | Villa / Casal, Aqueduct, Necropolis

Archeological interventions

1977; 1980-1982; 1999; 2005; 2007-2008; 2010

Suggested reading

Encarnação, J. (1982) - A villa romano do Alto do Cidreira. In Arquivo de Cascais: Boletim Cultural do Município. Cascais: Câmara Municipal de Cascais.

Nolen, J. S. (1990) - A villa romana do Alto do Cidreira: Cascais: os materiais. Cascais: Associação Cultural de Cascais.

Cardoso, G. (1991) - Carta arqueológica do Concelho de Cascais. Cascais: Câmara Municipal de Cascais.

Encarnação, J. (2005) - A presença romana em Cascais: um território da Lusitânia ocidental. Lisboa: Museu Nacional de Arqueologia. Cascais: Câmara Municipal de Cascais.

Cardoso, G.; Encarnação, J. (2010) - Roteiros do Património da Cascais: Património Arqueológico. Cascais: Câmara Municipal de Cascais.

Address

Rua do Alto do Cidreira, Carrascal de Alvide, Cascais

Useful links

Cascais Culture - Archaeological Heritage - https://cultura.cascais.pt/listagens/patrimonio-arqueologico

Identification code​

LxR1105001

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