Castle of Moeche (A Coruña)

South facade of the castle

It is a medieval castle of the 14th century, located in the parish of San Xurxo (Moeche), in the region of El Ferrol. It belonged to the family of the Andrade. It has octagonal shape and has the parade ground and the homage tower (contains engraved three armorial bearings of the houses of the Osorio, of the Enríquez and of the Valcárcel). He was the protagonist of the peasant revolt of the Irmandiños, oppressed vassals who took up arms against feudal lords and destroyed the castle, to rebuild it again at the end of the 15th century.

Entrance for the east face of the defensive bulwark

Parade ground

Access to the rooms of the easement

Stays of servitude to the south of the parade ground

Access to the rooms of the people of weapons west of the parade ground

Current ladder of ascent to the round path

Window with side seat

Round path on the west wall

View the bondage room from the round path

View of the stables from the homage tower

Inside the south wall

Round path on the east wall

North view of the homage tower

Battlements of the tower

West access of the tower

Indoor corridor between the two doors of access to the tower

Stairs access to the terrace

Upper terrace of the tower 

Detail of porthole in the inside of one battlements of the terrace

West access of the tower

View of the parade ground from the round path

On the left the access the hallway of entrance and exit

Homage tower

South wall

Window in the south wall

South-east wall

Moat excavated in rock on the southeastern slope of the castle

East wall

Window with defensive machicolation

Inside the moat on the slope east

North wall

Defensive bulwark of the parade groung in the west slope

Detail of postern in the north face of the defensive bulwark

View of the castle from the south-west

Moeche

Town Hall

Moeche is a municipality located in the far north of the province of A Coruña in the Autonomous Community of Galicia, belongs to the comarca of Ferrol. Are five parishes: Abade, Labacengos, Santa Cruz, San Xoán and San Xurxo, in this last lies the castle of Moeche, overlooking a valley crossed by the river Xubia Grande. The name of the municipality comes from a population who founded a Knight (village Modesti) before the 10th century.

Church of St. George (San Xurxo)

Stone cross of San Xurxo

Chapel of San Ramón

Church St. John (San Xoán)

Fountain-laundry of San Román (Fonte-lavadoiro)

Location of the castle of Moeche