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Em posição dominante sobre o cabeço da Penenciada, domina a planície envolvente e a confluência da ribeira de Angueira com o rio Maçãs.
À época da Reconquista cristã da península Ibérica, a primitiva linha de limites do condado portucalense com o reino de Leão desenvolvia-se ao longo da margem esquerda do rio Sabor até à sua confluência com a ribeira de Angueira. Esta raia era vigiada por quatro sentinelas principais: o Castelo de Milhão, o Castelo de Santulhão (ambos já desaparecidos), o Castelo de Outeiro de Miranda (em ruínas) e este Castelo de Algoso. Complementavam essa defesa principal do setor nordeste transmontano os castelos de Penas Roias, de Mogadouro e, embora mais distante, o de Bragança.
Os estudos mais recentes indicam que a edificação da primitiva estrutura do castelo remonta a algum momento no final do reinado de D. Afonso Henriques (1112-1185), quando seu filho Sancho já exercia o poder régio. Conforme registado nas Inquirições de 1258, o seu construtor foi um senhor local, Mendo Bofino (ou Mendo Rufino), que em troca recebeu o senhorio da vila de Vimioso.
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