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Tower of les Gunyoles

Avinyonet del Penedès, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

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Tower of les Gunyoles

Monument · Avinyonet del Penedès, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

A Roman funerary monument of circular plan, nine metres in diameter and about eleven metres high, with an opus caementicium core and ashlar facing, built between the mid-1st and early 2nd century and later reused as a watchtower; it stands within the Can Rialb estate, in les Gunyoles, a settlement of the municipality of Avinyonet del Penedès situated on a hillock near the N-340 road. The area already had an Iberian Cossetan presence, linked to the nearby settlement of the Turó de la Font de la Canya, and in Roman times it was crossed by the Via Mercadera, a secondary route linking Bàrcino with Ilerda. It is mentioned from 978 onward, and in the 12th century it passed into the hands of the Templars, and in 1205 to the Hospitallers. It is declared an asset of national cultural interest.

Photo: MARIA ROSA FERRE (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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