The primary settlement of Miranda do Corvo developed around its castle which, owing to location and defensibility, guarded the access along the old Roman roadway that crossed Corvo and connected Sellium (Tomar) to Aeminium (Coimbra), as well as the interior of the western interior peninsula.
O antigo poboado de Miranda do Corvo desenvolveuse arredor do seu castelo o qual debido á súa localización e defensibilidade, guardaba o acceso ao longo da antiga estrada romana que cruzaba Corvo e ligaba Sellium (Tomar) a Aeminium (Coímbra) mais tamén a outros puntos do interior do oeste peninsular.