Muralla de Talamanca del Jarama

In 1931 the wall of Talamanca del Jarama was declared Historical-Artistic Monument and although only ten sections are conserved, the traveler can get a good idea of ​​its structure and of the three constructive stages.

Originally it had a perimeter of about 1,200 meters, of which 400 are preserved. The successive modifications have affected both its original layout and its original height and thickness, increased to reinforce its defensive character.

The primitive building corresponded with a wall of tapial, later covered by a false wall of masonry with boulders. To this constructive stage correspond the Door of the Villa; a large part of the south wall of the fortified enclosure; remains of the tower located in the northeast corner of the walled enclosure; and the remains of a tower located north of the Gate of Uceda, which was the east entrance to the walled enclosure. To the second constructive stage (centuries XIII – XIV) belongs the Door of Uceda; the two towers along the margin of the Valdejudíos stream; part of the south canvas near the Door of the Villa; the wall that covers the natural slope of the channel of the stream of Valdejudíos; and the two towers of the north canvas. In the XVth century the height of several sections increased and the Puerta de la Villa was also arranged. The construction of the Cartuja, in the seventeenth century, modified the primitive layout of the wall.