Walled enclosure

The Walled Enclosure of Vejer represents an irregular polygon of six sides, with the first flank corresponding to the north, the second side to the west, the third flank to the south and the fourth, fifth and sixth sides to the east. The primitive fence had four gates, all with straight entrances. On the north side, the wall extends from the bastion and gate of Sancho IV, passes through the tower of the Corredera and reaches the cylindrical tower of the Corredera that connects with the bastion of the Segur. The western flank starts from the bastion of the Segur, continues through the Barbican and reaches Puerta Cerrada. The south side runs from Puerta Cerrada to the next tower between Encarnación and San Juan streets. The eastern side extends to the Puerta de la Villa where it turns towards the tower of the Mayorazgo and ends at the bastion of Sancho IV. The fence has a perimeter of about two kilometers and an area of about four hectares. The walls are about two meters thick, increasing considerably at the gates. They are made of stones and ashlars joined by lime and sand mortar. In some stretches of wall there is regular work based on ashlars. This can be seen in the upper part of the Puerta Cerrada wall. Possibly it is due to the consolidation of the fence or restoration of the last third of the 15th century. The facing of towers and walls must have been primitively plastered and rendered. In a test pit opened in an excavation carried out in Juan Bueno Street, the wall appears stuccoed at a level of 1.60 m deep, the level of the primitive street outside the walls. The Walled Enclosure preserves the 4 original access doors: Arch of the Segur, Arch of Puerta Cerrada, Arch of the Villa and Arch of Sancho IV.