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Mas de Nin

Roda de Berà, Tarragonès, Tarragona

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Mas de Nin

Monument · Roda de Berà, Tarragonès, Tarragona

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A farmhouse of medieval origin, almost a hamlet given its size, built around a pre-existing tower with a circular plan, about 10 metres high and 4 metres in diameter at the base, with a solid ground floor and two more storeys plus a terrace; at its upper part it preserves stone corbels that supported an old wooden machicolation. Unlike the nearby Torre del Cucurull, it does not stand at the highest point but halfway up the slope, with more limited visibility, so its function would have been defensive rather than a simple lookout; some identify it with the “Guardia de Bernard”, already mentioned in the 11th century. The complex was renovated in the 16th, 18th and 19th centuries, with a chamfered entrance from 1863-1871, and includes a threshing floor cut into the rock. Today it operates as a restaurant. Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection).

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