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Castillo de La Yunta
La Yunta, Spain, Spain
Castillo de La Yunta overlooks the village of La Yunta in Guadalajara province, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, as modest ruins from a 13th-century watchtower built during the Reconquista to guard mountain passes near the Tajo River headwaters.
Likely constructed under Sigüenza's bishops or local lords for frontier surveillance against Aragón border threats, the simple masonry structure featured basic rectangular walls with defensive slits before abandonment and stone quarrying left only scattered foundations.
Today integrated into rural hiking trails, it exemplifies the Alcarria's network of minor outposts stabilizing Christian frontiers without notable architecture or battles recorded.
Location
C. la Amargura, 27, 19361 La Yunta, Guadalajara, Spain
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