Atalaya de la Mesa

Today: Atalaya de la Mesa, Íllora

Place: Madīnat Ilbīra (Atarfe)
Kind: Tower
Built: 13th to 15th century
What remains: Ruins

A Naṣrid watchtower at the end of the Puerto Lope pass, the main road from Alcalá la Real, which watched the Castilian frontier and could be seen from the towers of Mingoandrés, La Gallina and Sierra Elvira. Only its solid lower third survives, almost 5 metres high.

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