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Tower of Vilarmau

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Tower of Vilarmau

Monument · Arbúcies, Selva, Girona

Watchtower of quadrangular plan, badly deteriorated and surrounded by the remains of a moat, raised on the summit of the turó de Vilarmau, at about 1,075 metres, closer to Viladrau than to the centre of Arbúcies. Built of stone and lime mortar, with arrow slits all around its perimeter, it must originally have had two or three floors. The place is documented since 1082 as 'Villare Malum' and the tower is already mentioned in 1582; nearby stood the mas Castell of the parish of Lliors, documented in 1217. Its original function is not known for certain, although the surviving tower is dated to 1845, when it served as a watch post during the Carlist Wars, and in 1862 it formed part of an optical telegraph line.

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