Castle of Barcience
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| Castle of Barcience | |
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Castillo de Barcience | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Location | Barcience, Spain |
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| Owner | Private property |
The Castle of Barcience is castle in Barcience, Spain. It was a stronghold of the House of Silva.
History and description
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]- Citations
- ^ Azcárate y Ristori 1948, p. 248.
- ^ a b Azcárate y Ristori 1948, p. 275.
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- Bibliography
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