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Castle of Barcience
The Castle of Barcience is castle in Barcience, Spain. It was a stronghold of the House of Silva.
| Castle of Barcience | |
|---|---|
Castillo de Barcience | |
| General information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Town or city | Barcience |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 39°59′23″N 4°13′47″W / 39.98972°N 4.22972°W |
| Owner | Private property |
History and description edit
It was built from scratch in the 15th century.[1] Erected on a small elevation of the terrain, it consists of a ortogonal main body, with two circular towers in the Western corners and two square towers in the Eastern corners, with the NE one being the largest one.[2] One of the towers displays a relief depicting a lion rampant, the sigil of the house of Silva.[2]
Despite the status of Bien de Interés Cultural via the generic 1949 decree on the protection of the castles of Spain, the building has been however left in a situation of complete abandonment by the owners, losing pieces of the structure and enduring graffiti.[3]
References edit
- Citations
- ^ Azcárate y Ristori 1948, p. 248.
- ^ a b Azcárate y Ristori 1948, p. 275.
- ^ "Castillo de Barcience" (PDF). Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo.
- Bibliography
- Azcárate y Ristori, José Mª de (1948). "Castillos toledanos del siglo XV" (PDF). Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Excursiones. LII. Sociedad Española de Excursiones: 245–278. ISSN 1697-6762 – via Autonomous University of Barcelona.