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Tower of Escaló

la Guingueta d'Àneu, Pallars Sobirà, Lleida

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Tower of Escaló

Monument · la Guingueta d'Àneu, Pallars Sobirà, Lleida

This medieval watchtower, in excellent condition, dominates the entrance to the Àneu valley from the west, facing the monastery of Sant Pere del Burgal. Together with the vila closa (walled village) of Escaló it formed the castle of Escaló, already mentioned in the 11th century, the centre of the defensive line at the southern entrance to the valley, along with the castles of Escart, Llort, Berrós and Llavorre, la Torrassa and the Castellot d'Estaís. Circular in plan, 6.5 metres in diameter, it preserves an access door at about 8 metres height, which prevents it from being freely visited, crowned by an arch of slate voussoirs, with partly preserved merlons. In 2000 its structure was consolidated, and the archaeological work documented a closing wall added between the 16th and 17th centuries. It is a Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (the highest level of heritage protection in Catalonia).

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