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Walled Village of Moror

Sant Esteve de la Sarga, Pallars Jussà, Lleida

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Walled Village of Moror

Monument · Sant Esteve de la Sarga, Pallars Jussà, Lleida

The walled village (vila closa) of Moror rises on a rocky outcrop at one of the most commanding points of the Sant Esteve valley, in the area known as l'Obaga del Montsec, within the municipality of Sant Esteve de la Sarga, in Pallars Jussà. It has been documented since 1092 as castrum Moror and in 1099 was given by Count Pere Ramon I of Pallars Jussà to the canonica of Mur. The settlement had an almost square layout about 45 metres on a side, enclosed and with a single access, owing to its position on the rock. Next to the church, on the north side, remains survive of a tower, of the wall and of a corner tower; the original stretch of wall, about 21 metres long, is made up of ashlar blocks in horizontal courses, about 6 metres high. The structures are dated to around the 11th century.

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

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