La Pared de los Moros

La Pared de los Moros (English: The Moors’ Wall) was a Roman gravity dam in Teruel province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 3rd century AD.[1]

La Pared de los Moros
LocationTeruel province, Aragon, Spain
Coordinates41°1′8″N 0°49′18″W
Opening date3rd century
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsFarlán (Ebro basin)
Height8.4 m
Length68.0 m
Width (base)2.7 m

Location

The remnants of the dam are located in the bed of the Farlán stream, a right tributary of the Aguasvivas River, which in turn flows into the Ebro River. The structure is situated atop outcroppings of Jurassic limestone. Currently, one can reach the archaeological site via two rural access roads from the village of Muniesa, which is approximately 1400 meters from the village center.[2]

Architecture

Typologically, the Pared de los Moros is classified as a gravity dam with an irregular layout.[3] The design is polygonal, consisting of five sections with varying orientations, adapting to the rocky terrain. The dam has a maximum width of 2.65 meters in its central part, a preserved height of 8.4 meters at its tallest point, and a length of approximately 68 meters at the top of the structure.[4]

See also

Notes
  1. Arenillas & Castillo 2003. The authors point out that in the past many Roman structures in Spain were wrongly attributed to the Moors.
  2. Distance between Muniesa and Pared de los Moros. Google Maps
  3. Miguel Arenillas Parra 1995
  4. Castillo Barranco, 2007, p. 75.

References
  • Arenillas, Miguel; Castillo, Juan C. (2003), "Dams from the Roman Era in Spain. Analysis of Design Forms (with Appendix)", 1st International Congress on Construction History [20th–24th January], Madrid, retrieved 29 December 2018 – via TRAIANVS
  • Castillo Barranco, Juan Carlos (2007), "Las presas romanas en España" (PDF), Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (in Spanish), Madrid, archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2018, retrieved 25 August 2023



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