Tomar, the headquarters of the Order of Christ, is situated on the Rio Nabão, a northern tributary of the Rio Zêzere, about 45 km north east of Santarém (Santarém is about 75 km north east of the royal household at Lisbon.)  Dornes is a small town or village (aldeia) overlooking the Zêzere, some 35 km north east of Tomar, and Eyreira is located in the foothills of the Serra de Montejunto some 25 km south west of Santarém and 22 km from the Rio Tejo.

The locations of Toamr, Dornes in the region (distrito) of Santarém and the Concelho of Ferreira de Zêzere, and Eyreira in the region of Santarém and the Concelho of Cartaxo can be found on the modern map of Portugal [MICHELIN].

Figure B.5. The Locations of Tomar, Dornes and Eyreira

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The locations of Dornes, Tomar and Eyreira are marked by D, T and E. The foot of the “T” marks the town of Tomar, the locations of Dornes and Eyreira are marked by the bottom left corner of the “D” and the “E”.  Map by [DTE].