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Tower of els Moros de Riudecols

Riudecols, Baix Camp, Tarragona

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Tower of els Moros de Riudecols

Monument · Riudecols, Baix Camp, Tarragona

Medieval watch and defence tower located on the Camí de les Roques, between the Puig de Vilavella and the railway line, about three kilometres southeast of Riudecols, in the Baix Camp, declared a bien cultural de interés nacional (Catalonia's designation for cultural heritage of national interest). The tower, now in ruins, is trapezoidal in plan, with a base of eight by five metres and a current height of about five metres, with reinforcements at the corners; it retains remains of arrow slits and battlements, some with reused Roman roof tiles as material. It is thought to date from the 16th century or earlier, and to have served to watch the coast and the roads in the time of the Berber pirates, from whom its name derives; at its foot remains of a Roman villa and a small late-Roman necropolis have been found.

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