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Castle of Marçà

Marçà, Priorat, Tarragona

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Castle of Marçà

Monument · Marçà, Priorat, Tarragona

The castle of Marçà, which gives its name to the municipality of Priorat (Tarragona), stands in ruins on the turó de la Miloquera hill, at 403 metres above sea level. Already documented in 1153, when it is mentioned by Ramon Berenguer IV, it may have had an earlier origin, in the Arab period; in 1174 King Alfonso the Chaste granted it to Guillem de Castellvell, and it later passed to the barony of Entença and the county of Prades, before becoming private property. Of its structure, built with roughly worked stones of 15 to 20 centimetres joined with lime mortar, only some collapsed sections and a stretch of wall remain today. It was declared an asset of national cultural interest on 8 November 1988.

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

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