Novelda Castle

 Novelda Castle 

(El Castillo de la Mola)

This photo came off the internet (obviously taken by drone) shows the castle and towers nicely

Situated on a small hill 360m above sea level, 3km from the town of Novelda.

The castle was built on the site of an earlier Roman fort in the late 12^th Century by the Muslims. When the Christians conquered the region the castle and region fell under the Castilian Crown; and in 1305 was turned over to Aragon and became part of Valencia.

The Castle saw much renovation and improvements during the 14^th Century including the interesting triangular tower.

 During the 14^th and 15^th Centuries various nobles and lords passed through the castle until it became the seat of the Barony of Novelda in 1448. The castle fell into disuse in the mid-16^th Century and by the 18^th Century was in a state of complete abandonment. Excavation and restoration work began in the early 20^th Century and is still ongoing today.

View from the carpark of the triangular tower

Nasty concrete re-built wall (cerca 1960)

Side view of the tower

View across the courtyard

Second tower

Second tower entrance

Triangular tower

Arrow slit from inside the triangular tower

Internal doorway

Views from on top of the triangular tower

Debbie this photo shows the internal arches and keystones

Reinactors at the main gate