Although known since the 1890s, this site has largely been neglected by archaeologists, resulting in destruction of artefacts, including Roman era mosaics, a bath complex and an olive oil cellar.

The site was identified by Francisco de Paula Oliveira of the Portuguese geological services, who first referred to the Roman villa in 1899.

[1][2] It was necessary to wait until 1977 before the site was fully examined, and then full systematic excavations were carried out between 1980 and 1981, by archaeologists Guilherme Cardoso and José d'Encarnação.

[1] The site included a thermal bath, with associated conduits for water and heating, which were destroyed by both natural and human action.

[1][2] In addition to the terra sigilatta, the archaeologists discovered a number of remnants of ceramics, construction materials (such as imbrices and tegulae), shards of bronze, buttons and a small terracotta mask (which has since been put on display in the Condes de Castro Guimarães Museum, in Cascais.