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Castle of Barcience

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Castle of Barcience
Castillo de Barcience
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General information
TypeCastle
Town or cityBarcience
CountrySpain
Coordinates39°59′23″N 4°13′47″W / 39.98972°N 4.22972°W / 39.98972; -4.22972
OwnerPrivate property

The Castle of Barcience is castle in Barcience, Spain. It was a stronghold of the House of Silva.

History and description

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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

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Citations
  1. ^ Azcárate y Ristori 1948, p. 248.
  2. ^ a b Azcárate y Ristori 1948, p. 275.
  3. ^ "Castillo de Barcience" (PDF). Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo.
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