Sancho IV Gate · Vejer de la Frontera (EN)

The door of Sancho IV, known as the arch of Naveda in past centuries, is perhaps the oldest door in the Vejeriega wall (SS. XIV-XV). Built with regular ashlar masonry, it has a semicircular arch with a collarino or bocel at the beginning. The base is built in the same sandstone rock. The initial unevenness with the street Corredera was of four or five meters of height, which demonstrates the inaccessibility of the vejeriega fence in its historical epoch. Today the arch of Sancho IV has been uncovered in its foundations by almost two meters as a result of the lowering of the slope that descends to Corredera Street, which in turn has raised the level of the original street. In 1973, the walls were cleaned, a blind arch was built over the gate to obtain the level of the parapet and walkway, and the battlements were replaced. Subsequently, the City Council obtained a small property adjoining the Arco de Sancho IV complex (a concession from the Castrillón family) and embellished this urban enclave.