Castle · Cobeta
Cobeta Tower: Surviving Remnant of the Tovar Castle
Cobeta tower is the only surviving part of the 14th-century castle that crowned the hill above the village, probably built by the Tovar family, its lords. Built of stone, with ashlar outside and rubble masonry inside, it had four floors and gunports. Close to disappearing, it was restored by the residents in 1997.
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- Municipality
- Cobeta
- Province
- Guadalajara
- Altitude
- 1,120 m
- 14th century
- Tovar family
- Restored in 1997
- Arandilla valley
Above the village
Atop the hill overlooking Cobeta, in the Arandilla valley, a tower still stands. It is all that survives of a mid-14th-century castle, probably the work of the Tovar family, who came to hold lordship of the town. Earlier, in 1293, Doña Blanca de Molina had ceded Cobeta to the Cistercian nuns of Buenafuente del Sistal.
What it looks like
The tower is made of stone, with ashlar masonry on the outside and mortar-bonded rubblework on the inside. It had four storeys and embrasures for firearms.
Saved by the neighbors
After many vicissitudes it was on the verge of disappearing. In 1997 the local residents restored it themselves. From Cobeta you descend to the Arandilla ravine via Georuta 3.
Location
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Reference villages: Cobeta · Villar de Cobeta · Olmeda de Cobeta · Ablanque.
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Geotrail 3: from Cobeta to Barranco del Arandilla
13 km · 4 h · LinearEthnographic route 3: the chozones of Olmeda de Cobeta
4.75 km · 1.5 h · Circular