Medieval Cistern

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Country

Spain

Region

Murcia

Material

Stone

Age

Medieval

Provenance

Castle of Alhama

Internal ID

Cliff_Aljibe

Digitization date

23/01/18 - 25/01/18

Digitization method

Photogrammetry

Photos / scans number

377

Hardware

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

Lens

31 mm

Lighting

sunlight

The Castle of Alhama (Spain), is a fortress built in the Islamic period in the late 11th century. The southern end of the castle hill was remodeled in the feudal period. It has two walled enclosures named the Lower and the Upper areas. Access is via a path carved into the rock which leads to the first entrance which was defended by a tower and loopholes. To supply water to the soldiers and the population in the event of a siege, 3 cisterns were built with a capacity of approximately 30,000 liters each. In the Middle Ages this cistern was covered with a vault that kept the water fresh and clean.