The Castle of Barcience in Barcience, Spain, was built from scratch in the 15th century. It served as a stronghold of the House of Silva and is situated on a small elevation of the terrain.
The main body of the castle is orthogonal, featuring two circular towers in the western corners and two square towers in the eastern corners, with the NE square tower being the largest one. A relief depicting a lion rampant, the sigil of the House of Silva, is displayed on one of the towers.
Despite being designated as a Bien de Interés Cultural through the generic 1949 decree on the protection of the castles of Spain, the building has been left in a situation of complete abandonment by the owners. It has lost pieces of its structure and endured graffiti.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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