Photo: RBolance . History:
Setefilla Castle is of Arab origin, although it seems that is based on an ancient Roman fort which in turn took an earlier Iberian enclosure. It was built between 888-912 by the Banu Layter, the Berber tribe that controlled the region. was named Chadfilah or Chant-Row.
In the spring of 1247 was conquered by the army of Fernando III during their advance towards Sevilla and delivered to the hospital, becoming part of the Bailiwick, which established the order based on the nearby Lora del Rio. The name of Setefilla comes from the phonetic corruption of Septe Filla, in relation to the seven villages near Lora that were included in the Bailiwick established by the Hospital in 1259.
This fort controlled the passage to the Sierra Norte de Sevilla alongside those of Puebla de los Infantes, Peñaflor, Cazares, Alanis and Constantine.
Description:
polygonal shape is adapting to the surface of the hill where it sits, and its surface is approximately 4,000 m2.
The entrance is at the end of a ramp located on the south side of the compound, in a splitting of the wall. The interior is divided into two distinct areas. First a comprehensive parade of some 3,000 m2, with remains of several square towers.
Halfway through the 50 meter canvas divided the campus, is the tower. At the southern end of the canvas is a postern, which leads in turn to the second courtyard, about 900 m2, where you can see the remains of a well almost blinding, as well as a tower located at the north end built on a promontory of land.
The main tower, with square and about 9 feet square, has two floors: ground floor which is accessed from the courtyard, enclosed by a barrel vault, and other than that was accessed from the parapets of the curtain that part the precincts of the fort in two. The roof itself no longer exists.
In the eighteenth century seems to have been preserved in good condition because of Gússeme Andrew Thomas described it as follows: strength living there with his whole donjon, and without injury, has a compound wall with some other towers, in which there are more well preserved than the others on this site divides it into two other wall, which contains in itself the main tower, cisterns, baths and underground buildings, all in good condition . Obviously and unfortunately, these baths and underground buildings have been obscured by time. Maybe a cleaning leave the open field these units.
Materials:
The walls and towers are made of masonry walls filled with earth mixed with pebbles and pottery remains.
The main tower is made of masonry, retaining large areas of plaster of lime and sand mortar. At the bottom of the weep holes are observed to build elaborate scaffolding. The corners of the same and the doorways are of finely carved stone blocks.
The sally port access to the second courtyard is also made with blocks of limestone.
vaults of the tower and the almost nonexistent in the tank were made of brick.
Views:
Access is free.
Protection:
Under the protection of the general declaration of the Decree of April 22, 1949, and Law 16/1985 on English Historical Heritage. In 1993 the Andalusian gave special recognition to the castles of the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Source: CastillosNet .
0 comments:
Post a Comment