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Castle of Dosquers

Maià de Montcal, Garrotxa, Girona

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Castle of Dosquers

Monument · Maià de Montcal, Garrotxa, Girona

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Dosquers Castle, in the district of the same name in the municipality of Maià de Montcal (Garrotxa), preserves fragments of the walled enclosure —some up to eight metres high— and a large moat, as well as a wall with arrow slits on the northeast side; it was built on bare rock, probably in the 12th century, to control the roads toward the lands of the Empordà. The first documented record dates from 1245, when the Bishop of Girona Guillem de Cabanelles cites it in his will as Castrum nostrum de Duobus Queris; until then it had been the personal property of the bishops of Girona, who retained civil jurisdiction over the place. In the late 14th century it was renovated in response to attacks by English and French mercenaries. It is a Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Spain's highest level of heritage protection; BCIN 1011-MH).

Photo: Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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