Its great stone ramparts had a probable total circuit of a third of a mile and were surrounded by a 14-acre estate which included six orchards. |
These towers, called La Guaita, La Cesta, and Il Montale, are still linked by ramparts and walls constructed from the local sandstone. |
Towards the western end of the ramparts there is an obvious break where a path leads through rocky portals to gain a grassy bealach. |
With the tributes of war and taxes, he erected tall and strong turrets at every corner of his city and strengthened the ramparts of Abeluma. |
Semicircular solid bastions were spaced at regular intervals along the ramparts. |
This area is in the north of the old town, just before the ramparts, and not far from the railway station. |