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Tower of els Moros de Peramola

Peramola, Alt Urgell, Lleida

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Tower of els Moros de Peramola

Monument · Peramola, Alt Urgell, Lleida

12th-13th-century defense tower, square in plan, 5.40 m per side, with walls one meter thick on its two lower levels, with three floors above the ground floor, arrow slits, and windows; it was inhabited until the 19th century, and a stone on its east façade bears the carved date 1606. Despite the popular name, there is no evidence of Islamic origin. A Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Catalonia's top heritage-protection category).

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