The ruins of Sant Esteve de Castellonet in Lladurs

The ruins of Sant Esteve de Castellonet in Lladurs

Photo: Capolatell / Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA 3.0 , resized

Venture close enough to the farmhouse of Castelló and peer up at the surviving facade of Sant Esteve de Castellonet, a Romanic chapel in Els Torrents, a village in the municipality of Lladurs (Solsonès), which has been attached to the farmhouse but is missing its roof.

Sant Esteve de Castellonet is a Romanic chapel in Els Torrents, a village in the municipality of Lladurs (Solsonès). It is attached to the south-eastern wall of the masia of Castelló. A significant part of its facades and openings is preserved, even though the roof of the nave has collapsed.

The chapel consists of a nave with a rectangular plan. It is located in the Serra de Castelló, near the ermita of Sant Joan Castellonet in Torrents-Vilanova within the municipality of Lladurs.

On the main facade, the portal features a lowered arc with voussoirs and jambs made of large blocks of carved stone. Above the portal is a rectangular opening with a level arch. Another ruined structure is attached to one side of the main facade. The wall is made of crushed stone of different sizes joined with mortar and shows remains of plaster.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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