Muralla Ciclópea de Torredelcampo

The origin of the current municipal district of Torredelcampo is closely related to the inhabitants of the ancient Iberian settlement of Cerro Miguelico, which after undergoing a major crisis between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, was partially abandoned with some of the inhabitants moving to the north west side of the hill and the current location of Torredelcampo.

The site covers a small plateau and its north side. There are three settlements, Iberian: mid 6th century to the beginning of the 5th century B.C.; Iberian-Roman: the last quarter of the 1st century BC and the first half of 1st century AD.; and Muslim: the 9th and 10th centuries, who created an authentic “tell” 4 to 6 metres high, featuring a stretch of Cyclopean wall on the west and south sides of the site, possibly dating from the 1st century AD.

From the 6th century B.C. there is documentary evidence of a fortress with bastions similar to those of the Plaza de Armas de Puente Tablas. During the Moorish period the sector of the Cyclopean wall was reused, possibly creating a chemin de ronde. Walls measuring 6 metres high and 20 metres have been preserved.