| Castle of Barcience | |
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Castillo de Barcience | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Town or city | Barcience |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 39°59′23″N4°13′47″W / 39.98972°N 4.22972°W |
| Owner | Private property |
The Castle of Barcience is castle in Barcience, Spain. It was a stronghold of the House of Silva.
It was built from scratch in the 15th century. [1] Erected on a small elevation of the terrain, it consists of a ortogonal main body, with two circular towers in the Western corners and two square towers in the Eastern corners, with the NE one being the largest one. [2] One of the towers displays a relief depicting a lion rampant, the sigil of the house of Silva. [2]
Despite the status of Bien de Interés Cultural via the generic 1949 decree on the protection of the castles of Spain, the building has been however left in a situation of complete abandonment by the owners, losing pieces of the structure and enduring graffiti. [3]
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