Los Escullos
| Níjar municipality: Los Escullos | |||
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| Autonomous Community : | Andalusia | ||
| Province : | Almeria | ||
| Comarca : | Metropolitana de Almería | ||
| Coordinates | 36 ° 48 ′ N , 2 ° 4 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 6 msnm | ||
| Residents : | 62 (2008) | ||
| Postal code : | 04118 | ||
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Los Escullos is a small fishing village in the municipality of Níjar in the Spanish province of Almería in southern Andalusia . The place is located in the Cabo de Gata -Níjar Natural Park on the south-east coast of Spain and had 62 inhabitants in 2008.
In the immediate vicinity, on a hill, is the Castillo de San Felipe , a now restored facility for coastal protection from the 18th century. Charles III of Spain ordered the construction of this fortification in 1771, which consisted of a gun battery , an inner courtyard with barracks, a chapel, the outer protective wall and a barbican in front of the gate. The castle was part of a series of fortifications between Almería and Málaga and was manned by an officer, 3 non-commissioned officers and 20 soldiers. During the war against France under Napoleon (1807-1814), the fortress was disarmed. In the middle of the 19th century, the building served as a base for the Spanish coastal defense. The fortress was uninhabited for a long time in the 20th century, it was restored in 1991 and declared a Spanish Cultural Heritage on June 22, 1993 . The visit is free.
Individual evidence
- ^ Castles in Andalusia
- ↑ Castillo de San Felipe ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
