Santiago do Escoural, also ''Escoural'', is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

in the municipality of

Montemor-o-Novo Montemor-o-Novo () is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,437, in an area of 1232.97 km2. The city itself had a population of 8,928 in 2001. The present Mayor is Olímpio Manuel Vidigal Galvão, ...

, in the district of

Évora Évora ( , ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of 1307.08 km2. It is the historic capital of the Alentejo and serves as the seat of the Évora District. Due to its well-preserved old to ...

, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,335,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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Escoural cave The Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Escoural Cave ( pt, Estação Arqueológica da Herdade da Sala/Gruta do Escoural, links=no) is a structure known for its Paleolithic-era rock-art and funerary burial site, located in the Portuguese municipality of ...

is a couple kilometres from the town. The cave is known for its Paleolithic rock art and burial site.

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Freguesias of Montemor-o-Novo {{Évora-geo-stub