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Castle of Aramunt

Conca de Dalt, Pallars Jussà, Lleida

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Castle of Aramunt

Monument · Conca de Dalt, Pallars Jussà, Lleida

A castle atop a hill to the north-east of the former village of Aramunt, now in Conca de Dalt, Pallars Jussà, known as the Torre dels Moros. Documented since 958, it was the subject of various transactions in the Middle Ages: it marked the northern boundary of the castles of Orcau and Basturs, was sold to Arnau Mir de Tost and later returned to the counts of Pallars, one of whom married Valença, daughter of the lord of Tost. It was the scene of conflicts, such as the 15th-century Catalan civil war. Returned to comital rule, it remained under that jurisdiction, and later marquisal jurisdiction, until the abolition of the lordships in the 19th century. A circular tower survives, about 7 m high and 9.5 m in diameter, built of irregular rubble masonry with lime mortar, from the late 11th or already the 12th century; no remains survive of the rest of the enclosure.

Photo: Gustau Erill i Pinyot (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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