Castillo de Gauzón (Gauzón Castle) is a ruined Spanish fortification. It is located in the municipality of
Castrillón
Castrillón is a municipality in Asturias, located on the central coast. It has an area of 56.70 km² and a population of 22,361 inhabitants (in 2005). The most important population centres are the capital Piedras Blancas, Salinas, and R ...
,
Asturias, Spain. Little remains of it, partly because many of the stones that formed it were taken by the area residents to build houses and other structures.
The structure holds special significance for Asturias because it was there that the
Victory Cross was encased in gold and precious stones. Archaeological excavations at the site dated it to the ninth century but more recent tests with
Carbon-14
Carbon-14, C-14, or radiocarbon, is a radioactive isotope of carbon with an atomic nucleus containing 6 protons and 8 neutrons. Its presence in organic materials is the basis of the radiocarbon dating method pioneered by Willard Libby and coll ...
have dated construction to the mid-7th century.
See also
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List of castles in Spain
The castles in Spain were built mainly for the country's defense, particularly with respect to fortification. During the Middle Ages, northern Christian kingdoms had to secure their borders with their Muslim southern neighbours, thus forcing bo ...
References
Gauzon
Ruins in Spain
Buildings and structures completed in the 7th century
7th-century fortifications
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