• Source: 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.




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.




Architecture


Typologically, the Pared de los Moros is classified as a gravity dam with an irregular layout. 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.




See also


List of Roman dams and reservoirs
Roman architecture
Roman engineering




Notes






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
Arenillas Parra, Miguel; Hereza Domínguez, J. Íñigo; Dillet, Fernando Jaime; Díaz-Guerra Jaén, Carmen; Cortés Gimeno, Rafael (1995), "La presa romana de Almonacid de la Cuba y otros aprovechamientos antiguos en el río Aguasvivas" (PDF), Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos). 142, (3345): 43-66 (in Spanish), Madrid, archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2018, retrieved 25 August 2023

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