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Castle of Vallespinosa

Pontils, Conca de Barberà, Tarragona

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Castle of Vallespinosa

Monument · Pontils, Conca de Barberà, Tarragona

Vallespinosa Castle, in the municipality of Pontils, comarca of the Conca de Barberà (Tarragona), is a medieval fortress documented since 1030, although the surviving construction dates from the 12th century. In 1174 it was donated to the monastery of Santes Creus. It suffered two devastating assaults: one by the bandit Perot Rocaguinarda in the early 17th century, and another in 1648 at the hands of Castilian troops during the Reapers' War. Today only a circular tower and part of the perimeter wall survive, a double-walled enclosure of small ashlar blocks bound with mortar; before the Spanish Civil War it had two gates. It stands at 696 metres above sea level, next to a path leading out of the village of Vallespinosa, and is declared a National Cultural Asset.

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