Castle of Barcience

The Castle of Barcience is castle in Barcience, Spain. It was a stronghold of the House of Silva.

Castle of Barcience
Castillo de Barcience
General information
Type	Castle
Town or city	Barcience
Country	Spain
Coordinates	39°59′23″N 4°13′47″W
Owner	Private property

History and description

It was built from scratch in the 15th century.^[1] Erected on a small elevation of the terrain, it consists of a ortogonal main body, with two circular towers in the Western corners and two square towers in the Eastern corners, with the NE one being the largest one.^[2] One of the towers displays a relief depicting a lion rampant, the sigil of the house of Silva.^[2]

Despite the status of Bien de Interés Cultural via the generic 1949 decree on the protection of the castles of Spain, the building has been however left in a situation of complete abandonment by the owners, losing pieces of the structure and enduring graffiti.^[3]