Defensive wall

Moorish Tower

Lira · Carnota · A Coruña

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Fortification in Lira, Spain, 257 m above sea level, 5.5 km from Muros.

O torre dos Mouros é unha fortificación medieval situado na parroquia de Lira, no concello de Carnota. Érguese a 315 metros de altitude sobre a Costa da Morte. Foi catalogada en 2012. O debuxante galego Manel Cráneo empregou esta construción na súa banda deseñada A Torre dos Mouros, editada en 2012.

Estrutura

O sitio arqueolóxico que arrodea á torre estrutúrase en dous compartimentos, un interior e outro exterior, ambos separados por unha muralla. O perímetro está delimitado por un circuíto de dobre muralla de pedra, e ten 2 hectáreas de extensión.

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Facts

What it is Fortified enclosure

Catalogue ref. GA15020057

Elevation here ≈ 257 m · Terrain Tiles

Nearest town Muros, 5.5 km away

People in the municipality 3,777 (2025) · IGE

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