<< Our Photo Pages >> Water Mine / Fortress Ronda - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Spain in Andalucía
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Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Water Mine / Fortress Ronda Alternative Name: Casa del Rey WatermillCountry: Spain Region: Andalucía Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Málaga Nearest Village: Ronda
Latitude: 36.739900N Longitude: 5.164209W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The Water Mine / Fortress in Ronda was build in the beginning of the 14th century so it dates back to the Moorish period, under King Abomelic. It is partly carved in the rock and partly built against the rocks of the El Tajo Gorge. Visiters can walk the stairs untill the river, 231 steps and 60 meters lower. There are several viewpoints and rooms to be seen. A waterwheel with buckets could bring the water in the room of the spring and slaves had to form a chain to bring the water to the city in case of wartime eg.
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