Ibros cyclopean wall

Municipality: Ibros

Regions: La Loma y Las Villas

Latitude: 38.023517°

Longitude: -3.503533°

Altitude: 580.2 m

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The one called by thethe Oretanos of Iberia the Ibri, is located on the left bank of the Guadalimar river, near Baeza.The Cyclopean wall of Ibros has been compared to the Lion Gate of Mycenae,situated in Greece, becausewhat do they present aaesthetics similar.

History of the Cyclopean Walls

Origin

The origin of these walls is situated chronologicallyIt isat the time Iberian, that is, between the 6th and 1st centuries BC.Also It is possible that its construction was done during the Roman period, which would mean a somewhat later chronology.

Muslim era

A tombstone tells us that Muslims continued to use thisconstruction defensive. This tombstone says: "In the name of Allah, the Merciful, Zagut Ebu Walid died, may he be forgiven by Allah, on the fourth day intwenty one days of Xaben of the year 416".

Regain

In the year 1157, hehe population of Ibros passed to Christian power, although it was not until the arrival ofFerdinand III the Saint that was guaranteedfinal possession.During the Middle Ages, this wall was integrated into the defensive enclosure of the city.

XVII century

Felipe IV granted andin the year 1647the mayor"s office of the castle of Ibros to Juan Rus y Arcos. In it, it was documented that, being very old, his room in the castle had collapsed, remaining standingonly the wall, its fence and two uncovered towers. At present it is not known if these towers were added in a more recent era or date from the Iberian period.

Subsequently, The wall functioned as a perimeter wall in a domestic building, serving as an enclosure for its patio and as a support for the corral.

Twentieth century

In the year 1931, hehe cyclopean wall of Ibros was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument. Later, in 1987, the Cultural Delegation of the Junta de Andalucía restored it through a project that involved the acquisition and sanitation of the property.

In the last timesVarious repairs have been made to the walls. In them the original stones have been replaced with smaller stones.size, while that the union joints have been filled with cement.

The Cyclopean wall of Ibros

Function

The wall isIt is located in the urban area of Ibros at one of its lowest levels. Its function was military defense and it was strategically located, since its purpose was to defend the most vulnerable areas and those close to watercourses.

Although it is currently quite deteriorated and with complicated restoration possibilities, it is an extremely valuable element, both for its historical value and for its extremely interesting construction method.

Architecture

The wall is made up of large overlapping sandstone stones. Currently they conserve two parts of the wall at an angle of 90 degrees. The width of the construction is approximately two meters in the mostnarrow and up to six meters in the widest. Its length almost reaches fifteen meters on its longest side, while the height oscillates between three and four meters.

The difference in height of the wall is produced by the irregular terrain, which forced the different parts of the wall to be equal. Part of the height is added by the large rock that serves as the base of the wall.

The wall presents a thickness that can show that the top of thistoward the guardrail function for surveillance.

Access

The wall can be visitedmanner free since it is integrated into the town.

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