On the summit of the Coll del Ventall, the ruins of an Arab castle are preserved as a cultural asset of national interest. These remains consist of a base made of irregular stone bound with mortar, built into the rock of the hill below which sits the ermita de Sant Blai.
Historical documentation of the castle dates back to 1174. From its position, it possesses a wide visual domain covering Prades, Siurana, el Priorat, and the Ribera d'Ebre from Garcia to Miravet, as well as the Terra Alta.
Historian and Arabist Peter Scales notes that the remains are indeed Arab. The first floor of the tower has a rectangular shape of 9 m x 5 m, and the wall has a thickness of 2 m.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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