On the Ramparts
The gun battery was added in the 18th century.
It was necessary to defend against invaders from North Africa coming across the Mediterranean sea.
The gun battery provided defences against invaders from the sea.
Just as Caerlaverock Castle stands at the mouth of the River Nith near Dumfries, so too, Sohail Castle is surrounded by water on two sides, this is the mouth of the Fuengirola River.
In the 12th century, the Fuengirola River would have been navigable for four miles inland though today it is silted up.
The flag tower from the gun battery.
I just had to scale the flag tower.......
..........and raise a flag for x-marks,
and a final view from the flag tower, looking down over the gun battery.
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