Torre del Algarrobo, Fuensanta de Martos
The remains visible today suggest a tower with a straight cylindrical body of 5.20m in diameter, on a raised platform in its northern part. Most of the remains are concentrated in this sector and show the usual construction system of masonry perimeter, with a maximum preserved height of 3.18m. Around the tower you can see the remains of large-scale fortressed walls, which may be the remains of an Ibero-Roman settlement. The site has served multiple purposes in recent history; today, there is a sand quarry on the hill, and the tower has suffered numerous collapses following its use in the 1980s as a spot for blowing up rocks. However, the fate of the tower has been more optimistically secured by its becoming a Site of Cultural Interest in 1985.
Location
West of Fuensanta village. Park car on the JV-2215. Follow track and then path up the hill.