Wall of Urueña

The Wall of Urueña, corresponding to the XII century, is located in this municipality of Valladolid, Castilla y León, (Spain). The wall that surrounds the city is from the XII and XIII centuries, made of masonry and bordered from stretch to stretch by semi-cylindrical cubes. It is preserved 80% of the walled enclosure, covering an area of almost 7 hectares, irregularly shaped. It is adapted to the steep edge of the moor where the village is located. It has two gates. The main one, Puerta del Azogue, opens to the north, and is the typical gate built in an elbow for better defense against possible invaders. The other gate is to the south, bordering the previous one; it is the Arco de la Villa, less protected from the architectural point of view because on that side the moor falls steeply to the valley. It is all crenellated and is crossed by a parapet road.