| Castello di Sant'Eusanio Forconese | |
|---|---|
| Sant'Eusanio Forconese | |
 Castle of Sant'Eusanio Forconese | |
  Castello di Sant'Eusanio Forconese | |
| Coordinates | 42°17′38″N13°31′15″E / 42.293961°N 13.520878°E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site history | |
| Built | 12th-13th century |
The Castle of Sant'Eusanio Forconese is a medieval castle in Sant'Eusanio Forconese, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, southern Italy. [1]
The building has a structure of an enclosure castle to provide shelter to the population in case of danger. The presence of a tank of drinking water, suggests that the structure was able to provide shelter for long periods of time, in contrast to other enclosure castles the area. [2]
Its position in the mid of the valley of the Aterno-Pescara river, among the Castles of Ocre, of San Pio delle Camere and of Barisciano, made it a strategic component for the defense of L'Aquila.
The castle has a square plan with walls connecting five semi-circular towers (between three and five meters of internal diameter) and four square towers. The walls have a thickness of about one meter and a height varying from five to seven meters. On the western side of the walls, with no natural defenses, the castle is protected by a moat.
The entrance is an arched door in a square tower, close to the church of Our Lady of the Castle. This church was built inside the enclosure in the 17th-18th century, when the castle lost its defensive function.
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