Torre de vigilancia de en Galmés, Archaeological watchtower at Talayotic settlement in Alaior, Spain.
The Torre d'en Galmés is a watchtower in Alaior, Menorca, now incorporated into the houses of the surrounding farmstead. It stands next to the Talayotic settlement of the same name, where Romans later extracted limestone for building. The tower is one of several structures that, once the corsair threat ended and farm buildings grew, ended up inside the houses.
The tower is a watchtower in Alaior, built to guard the coast of Menorca. When the corsair threat ended and farm buildings multiplied, it was absorbed into the surrounding houses, as happened at other estates, until it disappeared among the built structures. At the Talayotic site, the Romans extracted limestone for building houses.
The tower is known locally as Torre d'en Galmés, and it stands beside the Talayotic settlement of the same name. Once corsair raids ended and farm buildings multiplied, the tower was absorbed into the surrounding houses, as happened at other estates, until it disappeared among the built structures. Limestone was quarried from the Talayotic site by the Romans for house construction.
From Alaior, take the Son Bou road south; at Llucasaldent turn left onto the road that leads to the Torre d'en Galmés site. A car park near the talayotic village has an interpretation centre beside it. The tower itself stands incorporated into the houses next to the site.
The tower stands inside the houses of the surrounding farmstead: when corsair raids ended and farm buildings grew, it was absorbed into the dwellings, as happened at other estates. The Talayotic settlement beside it also served as a quarry: the Romans cut limestone there to build their houses.
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