Castillo Atalaya de la sierra del Muerto

Spain, Spain

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Castillo Atalaya de la Sierra del Muerto does not appear in standard historical records of Spanish castles based on available sources, potentially referring to a lesser-known watchtower or atalaya in Granada's rugged Alpujarra or Lecrín mountain ranges, where such strategic outposts monitored Moorish frontiers and Christian advances. These sierras del Muerto ("Dead Mountains") host numerous Nasrid-era ruins like nearby Fuerte de Juviles, featuring hilltop vigías with panoramic defenses typical of 14th-century Granada's border defenses against Reconquista incursions. Without specific archaeological confirmation, it likely represents one of the fragmented alquería fortifications dotting the terrain, now amid hiking trails and terraced olive groves.