Castle of Cabia - Fortified House of the Rojas
In the XV century, the Rojas family ordered to built a fort house on an original fortification (XIII century) composed of a tower and a fence. In 1419, the Bishop of Palencia and Toledo, don Sancho de Rojas, founded in favour of his nephew, don Juan Rodríguez de Rojas, an estate that included the village of Cavia and its fort house.
The fortified complex is a little complex and irregular shape. It is mainly formed by a tower and a polygonal fence, which, over time, were added the fort house and new elements as a result of various extensions.
The oldest part seems to be the tower and a section of canvas's rounded profile located on the South side. The tower is rhomboid floor and unequal sides. It has some loopholes and a blinded mullioned window forming pointed little arches on the north side. The top is a later addition. Of its four floors, three are used currently as a dovecote.
Historical Data
- Architecture
- Military architecture
- Construction
- Manson House
- Historical Period
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
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Address and map location
- Postal address San Miguel, s/n. Cavia. NaN. Burgos
Tourist information
Cavia town hall
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- Postal address municipality of Cavia . Burgos
- Web
- Phones947 412 031
Burgos tourism office
Address and map location
- Postal address Pza. Alonso Martínez, 7. Burgos. NaN. Burgos
- Phones947 203 125
- Fax947 276 529
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